# Ajabgaon Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Ajabgaon

Ajabgaon is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,041 people in 176 households**, the 32nd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 1,041people (2011)
- 176households
- 77.5%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Ajabgaon PIN code and other codes

Ajabgaon falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487634

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

## How far is Ajabgaon from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)62 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)12 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 Ajabgaon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ajabgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○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
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Ajabgaon known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 85% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 346 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 Ajabgaon

Of every 100 households in Ajabgaon in 2011, 69 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ajabgaon · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****64%**

**51%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ajabgaon?

■ Ajabgaon · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**904

Working population ****31.7%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 68.8% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 212 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (12%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%)

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 Sohagpur

- Karanpur1,075 people
- Ramnagar1,067 people
- Dhikwada1,053 people
- Bhiladiya1,042 people
- Barwani1,037 people
- Gopal Pur1,036 people
- Kohani1,021 people
- Guram Khedi995 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ajabgaon from Hoshangabad?62 km by road
- What is the population of Ajabgaon?1,041 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ajabgaon in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ajabgaon?77.5% (Census 2011)