# Karkha Jamai Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad 

# Karkha Jamai

Karkha Jamai is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **162 people in 51 households**, the 113th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 162people (2011)
- 51households
- 67.1%literacy
- 742females per 1,000 males

## Karkha Jamai PIN code and other codes

Karkha Jamai falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKesala
- Census village code487347

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

## How far is Karkha Jamai from nearby towns?

- Itarsi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)32 km by road
- Itarsi (nearest town)11 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 Karkha Jamai?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Karkha Jamai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pandu Khedi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pathrota
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itarsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Karkha Jamai known for?

About 7% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Karkha Jamai

Of every 100 households in Karkha Jamai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkha Jamai · ■ Itarsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****52%**

**44%

Television ****18%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**22%

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

**2%

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

**28%

Own their home ****37%**

**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 Karkha Jamai?

■ Karkha Jamai · ■ Itarsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****742**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**946

Working population ****51.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 55.7% for women. 63% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 13 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (18%) · **■** Other work 56 (67%)

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

- Ranjhi231 people
- Jamai Damami218 people
- Pipariya214 people
- Chhirpani212 people
- Nagpur Khurd158 people
- Bhatna152 people
- Khapa143 people
- Temla Khurd117 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Karkha Jamai from Hoshangabad?32 km by road
- What is the population of Karkha Jamai?162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkha Jamai in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karkha Jamai?67.1% (Census 2011)