# Jamtra Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Jamtra

Jamtra is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **906 people in 204 households**, the 79th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 906people (2011)
- 204households
- 59.9%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Jamtra PIN code and other codes

Jamtra falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494417

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

## How far is Jamtra from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)65 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (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 Jamtra?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Jamtra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Badgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Jamtra known for?

The main crops are **wheat, soyabean and dhan**. About 61% of the 367 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Jamtra

Of every 100 households in Jamtra in 2011, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamtra · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****5%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****80%**

**36%

Television ****7%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Jamtra?

■ Jamtra · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**941

Working population ****60.6%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 48.8% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 89 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (9%) · **■** Other work 46 (8%) · **■** Marginal 362 (66%)

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 Chaurai

- Dhamniya Mal.925 people
- Mandariya920 people
- Halal Khurd910 people
- Bhand Pipariya908 people
- Nawegaon Gond882 people
- Sitajhir882 people
- Bagdari881 people
- Simariya Kalan879 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jamtra from Chhindwara?65 km by road
- What is the population of Jamtra?906 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamtra in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jamtra?59.9% (Census 2011)