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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHAKUN SAHU
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- LGD code
- 444544
- Pincode
- 492018
- Population
- 382
- Households
- 78
- Literacy rate
- 59.4%
- Sex ratio
- 990 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 183
Census 2011 · in context
How Jhanj compares
By population, Jhanj ranks #69 of 70 villages in Mandir Hasoud mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.4%
−1.9% vs mandal average
- Jhanj
- 59.4%
- Mandir Hasoud mandal
- 61.3%
- Raipur district
- 64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
990
+9 vs mandal average
- Jhanj
- 990
- Mandir Hasoud mandal
- 981
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Jhanj
- 4.9
- Mandir Hasoud mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jhanj at a glance
Jhanj is a village of 382 people in 78 households (Census 2011) in Mandir Hasoud tehsil, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, the 69th-largest of 70 villages in Mandir Hasoud tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 990 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 492018; the LGD village code is 444544. The sarpanch is SHAKUN SAHU, and the village votes in Sanjari Balod assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sangeeta Sinha. The population is estimated at 450 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jhanj
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAIPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 32
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KAYABANDHA
- Total area (ha)
- 247
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 42
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jhanj
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jhanj
- LGD code
- 444544
- Pincode
- 492018
- Population (Census 2011)
- 382
- Population (projected 2026)
- 450
- Households
- 78
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 990
- Literacy rate
- 59.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kanker
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sanjari Balod
- Member of Parliament
- Bhojraj Nag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sangeeta Sinha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SHAKUN SAHU
- Block / Mandal
- Mandir Hasoud
- Nearest PHC
- Shree Gaytri Aarogyam Clinic (6.1 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Dhamtari (7.5 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 492018
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- Godhi-1 (Godhi)
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- Ganaud (Ganod)
- Semariya-2 (Semariya)
- Barauda-1 (Barauda)
- Pacheda-1 (Pacheda)
- Seoni-1 (Seoni)
- Nakata
- Kukra
- Dhansuli
- Gujra
- Mungi
- Chataud
- Badgaon
- Sandi
- Mungesar
- Tekari-1 (Tekari)
- Rakhi-1 (Rakhi)
- Riko
- Bakatra-1 (Baktra)
- Dighari
- Deoda
- Umariya
- Kotni
- Dhamni
- Darba-1 (Darba)
- Chhatouna (Chhatouna)
- Nagpura
- Bahnakadi
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, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)