# Jhijhan Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur 

# Jhijhan

Jhijhan is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,783 people in 670 households**, the 8th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 3,783people (2011)
- 670households
- 58.4%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Jhijhan PIN code and other codes

Jhijhan falls in Nowgong sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457746

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

## How far is Jhijhan from nearby towns?

- Nowgong (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Nowgong (nearest town)16 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 Jhijhan?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Jhijhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lugasi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Jhijhan known for?

About 39% of the 1,000 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Jhijhan

Of every 100 households in Jhijhan in 2011, 8 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhijhan · ■ Nowgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****62%**

**53%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Jhijhan?

■ Jhijhan · ■ Nowgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**890

Working population ****43.4%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 42.9% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 639 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 229 (14%) · **■** Marginal 533 (32%)

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 Nowgong

- Bilhari4,856 people
- Kararaganj4,832 people
- Churwari4,292 people
- Garroli4,161 people
- Sarsed3,748 people
- Kaithokar3,622 people
- Dauriya3,295 people
- Doni3,241 people

[All 80 villages in Nowgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhijhan from Chhatarpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Jhijhan?3,783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhijhan in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhijhan?58.4% (Census 2011)