# Kahinjara Village, Shahpura, Dindori (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shahpura, Dindori 

# Kahinjara

Kahinjara is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **763 people in 185 households**, the 98th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.

- 763people (2011)
- 185households
- 57.6%literacy
- 1,137females per 1,000 males

## Kahinjara PIN code and other codes

Kahinjara falls in Shahpura sub-district, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahpura
- Census village code491654

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

## How far is Kahinjara from nearby towns?

- Shahpura (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dindori (district HQ)72 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town)18 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 Kahinjara?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahpura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Kahinjara known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and masoor**. About 41% of the 843 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 Kahinjara

Of every 100 households in Kahinjara in 2011, 24 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kahinjara · ■ Shahpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**39%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****95%**

**80%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****82%**

**75%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kahinjara?

■ Kahinjara · ■ Shahpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**59.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1137**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1244**

**967

Working population ****58.3%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 45.7% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 59 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 372 (84%)

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 Shahpura

- Masoor Ghughari Ryt.777 people
- Mangela Mal.774 people
- Ghusiya Ryt.770 people
- Kachhari Ryt.769 people
- Parapani761 people
- Chhirpani Ryt.759 people
- Tikra Sarai Alias Basa755 people
- Fulwahi Ryt.754 people

[All 316 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kahinjara from Dindori?72 km by road
- What is the population of Kahinjara?763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kahinjara in?Dindori district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kahinjara?57.6% (Census 2011)