# Jam Village, Mohkhed, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/jam/ Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara # Jam Jam is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,967 people in 442 households**, the 13th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 1,967people (2011) - 442households - 85.3%literacy - 928females per 1,000 males ## Jam PIN code and other codes Jam falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMohkhed - Census village code495125 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jam from nearby towns? - Mohkhed (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)25 km by road - Chhindwara (nearest town)25 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 Jam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Jam; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Jam known for? About 92% of the 605 hectares of village land is sown, and 289 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 Jam Of every 100 households in Jam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jam · ■ Mohkhed rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **75% Toilet within the home ****37%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **85% Tap water ****38%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **94% Use banking services ****68%** **43% Television ****35%** **25% Mobile phone ****40%** **29% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **39% Own their home ****85%** **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 Jam? ■ Jam · ■ Mohkhed rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **953 Working population ****56.6%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 77.3% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 589 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 129 (12%) · **■** Marginal 137 (12%) 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 Mohkhed - Sarngbihari2,302 people - Kamthi2,204 people - Saroth2,048 people - Rajada2,018 people - Badnoor1,912 people - Machhera1,887 people - Hiwara Wasudeo1,862 people - Sarora1,824 people [All 183 villages in Mohkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jam from Chhindwara?25 km by road - What is the population of Jam?1,967 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jam in?Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jam?85.3% (Census 2011)