# Gujarghat Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Gujarghat

Gujarghat is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **923 people in 155 households**, the 59th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 923people (2011)
- 155households
- 21.5%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Gujarghat PIN code and other codes

Gujarghat falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494601

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

## How far is Gujarghat from nearby towns?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jamai (nearest town)50 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 Gujarghat?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gujarghat; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Navegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Gujarghat known for?

The main crops are **dhan, makka and jawar**. About 62% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Gujarghat

Of every 100 households in Gujarghat in 2011, 86 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gujarghat · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**73%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****22%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**8%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****3%**

**66%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Gujarghat?

■ Gujarghat · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****21.5%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**950

Working population ****50.2%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.4% for men and 14.0% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 68 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 389 (84%)

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 Jamai

- Umarghod961 people
- Shatgwari941 people
- Dhobe930 people
- Jamkunda929 people
- Ghudela917 people
- Mohgaon Kisan913 people
- Bhardi900 people
- Dodasemar894 people

[All 261 villages in Jamai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gujarghat from Chhindwara?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gujarghat?923 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gujarghat in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gujarghat?21.5% (Census 2011)