# Jharkuwa Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Jharkuwa

Jharkuwa is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **593 people in 126 households**, the 80th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 593people (2011)
- 126households
- 55.5%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Jharkuwa PIN code and other codes

Jharkuwa falls in Bijawar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458360

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jharkuwa from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)95 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)45 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jharkuwa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jharkuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kishangarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhattarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jharkuwa known for?

About 24% of the 597 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jharkuwa

Of every 100 households in Jharkuwa in 2011, 10 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jharkuwa · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****45%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****40%**

**39%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jharkuwa?

■ Jharkuwa · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**934

Working population ****35.2%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 47.6% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (11%) · **■** Marginal 133 (64%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bijawar

- Udaipura628 people
- Jakhron Khurd624 people
- Garda614 people
- Jhawarra604 people
- Lalguwan584 people
- Bakswaha583 people
- Basaraui582 people
- Dhodan581 people

[All 168 villages in Bijawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bijawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jharkuwa from Chhatarpur?95 km by road
- What is the population of Jharkuwa?593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharkuwa in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jharkuwa?55.5% (Census 2011)