# Ajera Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Ajera

Ajera is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **951 people in 198 households**, the 41st largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 951people (2011)
- 198households
- 58.5%literacy
- 805females per 1,000 males

## Ajera PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487740

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

## How far is Ajera from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)75 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)25 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 Ajera?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ajera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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
- ○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 Ajera known for?

The main crops are **wheat, soyabean and chana**. About 82% of the 699 hectares of village land is sown, and 461 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 Ajera

Of every 100 households in Ajera in 2011, 72 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ajera · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**34%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****48%**

**51%

Television ****27%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ajera?

■ Ajera · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****805**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**904

Working population ****53.5%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 49.7% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 162 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (17%) · **■** Other work 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 216 (42%)

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

- Nawalgaon987 people
- Sonsar Kheda982 people
- Sankala978 people
- Pamali961 people
- Niwari943 people
- Tekapar Chourmahri859 people
- Singwada847 people
- Isarpur846 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ajera from Hoshangabad?75 km by road
- What is the population of Ajera?951 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ajera in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ajera?58.5% (Census 2011)