# Jhunkar Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad 

# Jhunkar

Jhunkar is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,276 people in 213 households**, the 32nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,276people (2011)
- 213households
- 64.1%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Jhunkar PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKesala
- Census village code487402

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

## How far is Jhunkar from nearby towns?

- Itarsi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)50 km by road
- Itarsi (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 Jhunkar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Jhunkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 · 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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Jhunkar known for?

About 38% of the 564 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Jhunkar

Of every 100 households in Jhunkar in 2011, 58 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhunkar · ■ Itarsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**26%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****65%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jhunkar?

■ Jhunkar · ■ Itarsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**946

Working population ****50.5%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 55.5% for women. 52% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 341 (53%)

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

- Gajapur1,419 people
- Chhitapura1,400 people
- Jujharpur1,394 people
- Maroda1,393 people
- Chandkiya1,262 people
- Tangna1,248 people
- Somalwada Khurd1,244 people
- Bardha Ryt1,191 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhunkar from Hoshangabad?50 km by road
- What is the population of Jhunkar?1,276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhunkar in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhunkar?64.1% (Census 2011)