# Jhagar Balakot Village, Patharia, Damoh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Patharia, Damoh 

# Jhagar Balakot

Jhagar Balakot is a village in Patharia sub-district of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,230 people in 340 households**, the 40th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%.

- 1,230people (2011)
- 340households
- 67.7%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Jhagar Balakot PIN code and other codes

Jhagar Balakot falls in Patharia sub-district, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPatharia
- Census village code462189

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

## How far is Jhagar Balakot from nearby towns?

- Patharia (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Damoh (district HQ)30 km by road
- Damoh (nearest town)30 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 Jhagar Balakot?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kameria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Damoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Damoh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Jhagar Balakot known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 95% of the 1,299 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Jhagar Balakot

Of every 100 households in Jhagar Balakot in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhagar Balakot · ■ Patharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**24%

Television ****27%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**46%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Jhagar Balakot?

■ Jhagar Balakot · ■ Patharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**71.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**941

Working population ****40.6%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 58.2% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (48%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (7%) · **■** Marginal 54 (11%)

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 Patharia

- Khejra Kalan1,263 people
- Hinota Narsinghgarh1,250 people
- Imalia Ghona1,246 people
- Berkhedi1,237 people
- Neguwan1,221 people
- Muhli Narsinghgarh1,208 people
- Mihalwara1,200 people
- Mara1,166 people

[All 131 villages in Patharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/damoh/patharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhagar Balakot from Damoh?30 km by road
- What is the population of Jhagar Balakot?1,230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhagar Balakot in?Damoh district (Patharia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhagar Balakot?67.7% (Census 2011)
