# Sitajhir Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Sitajhir

Sitajhir is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **882 people in 186 households**, the 81st largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 882people (2011)
- 186households
- 75.4%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Sitajhir PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494295

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

## How far is Sitajhir from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)51 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)17 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 Sitajhir?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sitajhir; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Sitajhir known for?

About 72% of the 450 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Sitajhir

Of every 100 households in Sitajhir in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sitajhir · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**70%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

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

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****43%**

**36%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

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

**1%

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

**46%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Sitajhir?

■ Sitajhir · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**941

Working population ****46.1%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 53% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 258 (63%)

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

- Halal Khurd910 people
- Bhand Pipariya908 people
- Jamtra906 people
- Nawegaon Gond882 people
- Bagdari881 people
- Simariya Kalan879 people
- Halal Kalan869 people
- Kauwa Kheda855 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sitajhir from Chhindwara?51 km by road
- What is the population of Sitajhir?882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sitajhir in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sitajhir?75.4% (Census 2011)