Village · Alirajpur, Alirajpur # Jhandana Jhandana is a village in Alirajpur sub-district of Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 655 people in 100 households, the 246th largest of 340 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 14.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 29.9%. - 655 people (2011) - 100 households - 14.8% literacy - 1,099 females per 1,000 males ## Jhandana PIN code and other codes Jhandana falls in Alirajpur sub-district, Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Sondwa - Census village code 505419 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhandana from nearby towns? - Alirajpur (sub-district HQ) 52 km by road - Alirajpur (district HQ) 52 km by road - Alirajpur (nearest town) 52 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jhandana? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Jhandana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sondwa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Alirajpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Alirajpur - ○ 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 - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jhandana known for? About 25% of the 579 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhandana Of every 100 households in Jhandana in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jhandana · ■ Alirajpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 63% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 96% 31% - Television 0% 4% - Mobile phone 8% 17% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 91% 64% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhandana? ■ Jhandana · ■ Alirajpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 14.8% 29.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1099 1018 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 988 984 - Working population 65.5% 50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 14.8% for men and 14.9% for women. 64% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 321 (75%) · ■ Other work 107 (25%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Alirajpur - Lakhan Kot 681 people - Raodi 676 people - Choganwat 671 people - Borwala 655 people - Abadiya 654 people - Kodli 650 people - Mankhada 649 people - Wakneri 646 people All 344 villages in Alirajpur ## Quick answers - How far is Jhandana from Alirajpur? 52 km by road - What is the population of Jhandana? 655 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhandana in? Alirajpur district (Alirajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jhandana? 14.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/alirajpur/jhandana/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.