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Amjhar

अमझार
Pasan mandal
Pincode 495445
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Chhatrpal Kanwar
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LGD code
435933
Pincode
495445
Post office
Katghora
Population
1,377
Households
330
Literacy rate
39.4%
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000♂
Workers
790
Census 2011 · in context

How Amjhar compares

By population, Amjhar ranks #18 of 82 villages in Pasan mandal.

Literacy rate
%
39.4%
−5.2% vs mandal average
Amjhar
39.4%
Pasan mandal
44.6%
Korba district
62.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
−8 vs mandal average
Amjhar
981
Pasan mandal
989
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Amjhar
4.2
Pasan mandal
4.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Amjhar at a glance

Amjhar is a village of 1,377 people in 330 households (Census 2011) in Pasan tehsil, Korba district, Chhattisgarh, the 18th-largest of 82 villages in Pasan tehsil. Literacy is 39%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 45% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 495445, served by Katghora post office; the LGD village code is 435933. The sarpanch is Chhatrpal Kanwar, and the village votes in Kasdol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Sahu. The population is estimated at 1,623 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Amjhar

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
20
Power hours (winter)
22
Primary school
2
Middle school
2
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATGHORA
Distance to nearest town (km)
70
Distance to district HQ (km)
130
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
100
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
AMJHAR
Total area (ha)
1,761.35
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
888.92

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Amjhar

LGD code
435933
Pincode
495445
Post office
Katghora
Population (Census 2011)
1,377
Population (projected 2026)
1,623
Households
330
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
981
Literacy rate
39.4%
Lok Sabha constituency
Janjgir-Champa
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kasdol
Member of Parliament
Kamlesh Jangde
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sandeep Sahu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Chhatrpal Kanwar
Block / Mandal
Pasan
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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