Village · Multai, Betul
# Jamgaon

Jamgaon is a village in Multai sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 495 people in 117 households, the 181st largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.
- 495 people (2011)
- 117 households
- 82.8% literacy
- 919 females per 1,000 males

## Jamgaon PIN code and other codes

Jamgaon falls in Multai sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Multai
- Census village code 486167

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

## How far is Jamgaon from nearby towns?
- Multai (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Betul (district HQ) 58 km by road
- Multai (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jamgaon?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Jamgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jamgaon known for?

About 66% of the 568 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jamgaon

Of every 100 households in Jamgaon in 2011, 76 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamgaon · ■ Multai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 76% 75%
- Toilet within the home 3% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 88%
- Tap water 0% 41%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 24% 54%
- Television 27% 27%
- Mobile phone 29% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 41% 43%
- Own their home 94% 94%

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

## What is the population of Jamgaon?

■ Jamgaon · ■ Multai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.8% 73.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 919 973
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1080 974
- Working population 41.6% 54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 74.8% for women. 52% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 51 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 24 (12%) · ■ Other work 19 (9%) · ■ Marginal 112 (54%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Multai
- Hardoli 509 people
- Kapasya 508 people
- Humanpeth 503 people
- Amabagholi 497 people
- Amadoh 492 people
- Dob 488 people
- Gangai 487 people
- Jamgaon 483 people

All 267 villages in Multai

## Quick answers
- How far is Jamgaon from Betul? 58 km by road
- What is the population of Jamgaon? 495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamgaon in? Betul district (Multai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jamgaon? 82.8% (Census 2011)

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