# Amjhira Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad 

# Amjhira

Amjhira is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **517 people in 90 households**, the 76th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 517people (2011)
- 90households
- 53.2%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Amjhira PIN code and other codes

Amjhira falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKesala
- Census village code487367

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

## How far is Amjhira from nearby towns?

- Itarsi (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)41 km by road
- Itarsi (nearest town)23 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 Amjhira?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Amjhira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kesla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itarsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Amjhira known for?

About 2% of the 1,382 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Amjhira

Of every 100 households in Amjhira in 2011, 100 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amjhira · ■ Itarsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**26%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****82%**

**44%

Television ****18%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Amjhira?

■ Amjhira · ■ Itarsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**946

Working population ****46.4%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.1% for men and 46.1% for women. 47% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 192 (80%)

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 Itarsi

- Dhonkheda550 people
- Saradeh547 people
- Guwadikalan535 people
- Kelmesra529 people
- Somalwada Kalan509 people
- Khatama496 people
- Parchha494 people
- Sonthia485 people

[All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amjhira from Hoshangabad?41 km by road
- What is the population of Amjhira?517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amjhira in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amjhira?53.2% (Census 2011)