Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad # Jhirmita Jhirmita is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 304 people in 68 households, the 131st largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 304 people (2011) - 68 households - 79.2% literacy - 842 females per 1,000 males ## Jhirmita PIN code and other codes Jhirmita falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Sohagpur - Census village code 487756 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhirmita from nearby towns? - Sohagpur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ) 67 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jhirmita? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Jhirmita; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Pipariya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jhirmita known for? The main crops are soyabean and wheat. About 87% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 306 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhirmita Of every 100 households in Jhirmita in 2011, 39 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jhirmita · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 39% 61% - Toilet within the home 26% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 73% - Tap water 0% 17% - Drinking water within premises 42% 34% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 93% - Use banking services 11% 51% - Television 21% 28% - Mobile phone 60% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 32% 20% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 18% 30% - Own their home 90% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhirmita? ■ Jhirmita · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.2% 66.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 842 902 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 904 - Working population 40.5% 40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.1% for men and 62.9% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 36 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 72 (59%) · ■ Other work 9 (7%) · ■ Marginal 6 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sohagpur - Kharpawad 341 people - Ranmautha 340 people - Saini 322 people - Madanpur 321 people - Khamda 302 people - Kukara 301 people - Jam 299 people - Atashri 290 people All 167 villages in Sohagpur ## Quick answers - How far is Jhirmita from Hoshangabad? 67 km by road - What is the population of Jhirmita? 304 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhirmita in? Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jhirmita? 79.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/jhirmita/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.