# Jurtara Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Jurtara

Jurtara is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **669 people in 124 households**, the 125th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 669people (2011)
- 124households
- 62.8%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Jurtara PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494237

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

## How far is Jurtara from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)50 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)15 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 Jurtara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jurtara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kunda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand 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 Jurtara known for?

About 10% of the 775 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Jurtara

Of every 100 households in Jurtara in 2011, 87 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jurtara · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**70%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

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

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****20%**

**36%

Television ****4%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**46%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jurtara?

■ Jurtara · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**941

Working population ****49.3%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 51.9% for women. 56% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (57%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 75 (23%)

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

- Mudiya Kheda685 people
- Patlon683 people
- Giratiya Bisala674 people
- Hiwra Jaisingh669 people
- Lekhdi669 people
- Keriya668 people
- Nilkanthi Kala668 people
- Mohagaon Khurd666 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Jurtara from Chhindwara?50 km by road
- What is the population of Jurtara?669 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jurtara in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jurtara?62.8% (Census 2011)