Village · Parasia, Chhindwara
# Jobnala

Jobnala is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 285 people in 68 households, the 78th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.
- 285 people (2011)
- 68 households
- 55.0% literacy
- 913 females per 1,000 males

## Jobnala PIN code and other codes

Jobnala falls in Parasia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Parasia
- Census village code 494768

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

## How far is Jobnala from nearby towns?
- Parasia (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 43 km by road
- Dongar Parasia (nearest town) 38 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jobnala?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jobnala known for?

The main crops are soyabean, makka and wheat. About 75% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jobnala

Of every 100 households in Jobnala in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jobnala · ■ Parasia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 75%
- Toilet within the home 0% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 81%
- Tap water 0% 26%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 87%
- Use banking services 0% 47%
- Television 0% 24%
- Mobile phone 0% 25%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 98% 48%
- Own their home 62% 82%

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

## What is the population of Jobnala?

■ Jobnala · ■ Parasia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.0% 67.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 913 966
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 619 985
- Working population 50.5% 40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 46.3% for women. 46% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 33 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 20 (14%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 21 (15%) · ■ Marginal 68 (47%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Parasia
- Kirwari 348 people
- Seregaon Khurd 335 people
- Khairi Ojha 332 people
- Junapani 301 people
- Biskhan 283 people
- Shankarpur 271 people
- Kanha Bhainsa Ryt. 240 people
- Pathakhuri 239 people

All 90 villages in Parasia

## Quick answers
- How far is Jobnala from Chhindwara? 43 km by road
- What is the population of Jobnala? 285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jobnala in? Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jobnala? 55.0% (Census 2011)

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