Village · Pandhurna, Chhindwara
# Ajangaon

Ajangaon is a village in Pandhurna sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 802 people in 181 households, the 64th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.
- 802 people (2011)
- 181 households
- 84.8% literacy
- 928 females per 1,000 males

## Ajangaon PIN code and other codes

Ajangaon falls in Pandhurna sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Pandhurna
- Census village code 495584

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ajangaon from nearby towns?
- Pandhurna (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 111 km by road
- Pandhurna (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ajangaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ajangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pandurana
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Pandhurna
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pandhurna
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ajangaon known for?

The main crops are pea, jawar and kapas. About 79% of the 489 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ajangaon

Of every 100 households in Ajangaon in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ajangaon · ■ Pandhurna rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 82%
- Toilet within the home 6% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 89%
- Tap water 0% 44%
- Drinking water within premises 62% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 93%
- Use banking services 61% 39%
- Television 53% 27%
- Mobile phone 40% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 16% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 47%
- Own their home 91% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ajangaon?

■ Ajangaon · ■ Pandhurna rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.8% 73.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 957
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 926 977
- Working population 45.4% 54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 82.4% for women. 62% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 107 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 246 (68%) · ■ Other work 6 (2%) · ■ Marginal 5 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pandhurna
- Mandvi 828 people
- Hiwara Prithwiram 823 people
- Bhimkhedi 814 people
- Bichhawasani 803 people
- Linga Eletir 801 people
- Deonala Mal. 791 people
- Dighori 780 people
- Itawa 780 people

All 169 villages in Pandhurna

## Quick answers
- How far is Ajangaon from Chhindwara? 111 km by road
- What is the population of Ajangaon? 802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ajangaon in? Chhindwara district (Pandhurna sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ajangaon? 84.8% (Census 2011)

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