# Maregaon Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Maregaon

Maregaon is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **574 people in 126 households**, the 127th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 574people (2011)
- 126households
- 59.7%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Maregaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494462

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

## How far is Maregaon from nearby towns?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)104 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 Maregaon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Maregaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Maregaon known for?

About 11% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Maregaon

Of every 100 households in Maregaon in 2011, 65 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maregaon · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**73%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**8%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****94%**

**66%

Television ****2%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**50%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Maregaon?

■ Maregaon · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**950

Working population ****55.2%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 48.2% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 295 (93%)

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

- Khamkheda Ryt.585 people
- Pohi585 people
- Pipriya Mohan582 people
- Iklamasani578 people
- Roradhekni572 people
- Charkhda570 people
- Abriya568 people
- Aliwada568 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Maregaon from Chhindwara?104 km by road
- What is the population of Maregaon?574 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maregaon in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maregaon?59.7% (Census 2011)