Village · Tushura, Balangir
# Janakpur

Janakpur is a village in Tushura sub-district of Balangir district, Odisha, PIN code 767024. The 2011 Census counted 429 people in 107 households, the 170th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.
- 429 people (2011)
- 107 households
- 80.5% literacy
- 767024 PIN code

## Janakpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Janakpur is 767024. Janakpur falls in Tushura sub-district, Balangir district, Odisha.
- PIN code 767024
- Gram panchayat Bidighat
- Community development block Balangir
- Census village code 420274

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Janakpur from nearby towns?
- Tushura (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Balangir (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Balangir (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Janakpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Janakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sibatala
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sahujabuhd
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Balangir
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Janakpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 50% of the 303 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Janakpur

Of every 100 households in Janakpur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Janakpur · ■ Tushura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 16% 21%
- Toilet within the home 20% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 90%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 21% 41%
- Television 26% 14%
- Mobile phone 33% 23%
- Computer with internet 5% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 24%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Janakpur?

■ Janakpur · ■ Tushura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.5% 66.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 924 992
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1105 958
- Working population 63.6% 40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 70.3% for women. 67% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 29 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 57 (21%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 41 (15%) · ■ Marginal 142 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Tushura
- Luhurenpali 444 people
- Lartara 440 people
- Makundpur 434 people
- Dangapathar 432 people
- Kendughat 428 people
- Gambhergura 424 people
- Banakeda 423 people
- Ghatuldunguri 421 people

All 251 villages in Tushura

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Janakpur? 767024
- How far is Janakpur from Balangir? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Janakpur? 429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Janakpur in? Balangir district (Tushura sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Janakpur? 80.5% (Census 2011)

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