Village · Patan, Jabalpur
# Rimjha

Rimjha is a village in Patan sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 620 people in 175 households, the 79th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.
- 620 people (2011)
- 175 households
- 69.6% literacy
- 1,020 females per 1,000 males

## Rimjha PIN code and other codes

Rimjha falls in Patan sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Patan
- Census village code 489557

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Rimjha from nearby towns?
- Patan (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Patan (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Rimjha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Rimjha; 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Patan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ 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 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rimjha known for?

The main crops are urad, wheat and pea. About 93% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 287 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Rimjha

Of every 100 households in Rimjha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rimjha · ■ Patan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 85%
- Toilet within the home 5% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 75%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 9% 45%
- Television 10% 36%
- Mobile phone 4% 35%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 83% 34%
- Own their home 96% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Rimjha?

■ Rimjha · ■ Patan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.6% 74.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1020 923
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1295 905
- Working population 46.8% 45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 60.9% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 38 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 184 (63%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 28 (10%) · ■ Marginal 36 (12%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Patan
- Sara 659 people
- Singori 649 people
- Ronsara 641 people
- Khairi 639 people
- Madwa 618 people
- Simariya 614 people
- Khajri 610 people
- Pondi 606 people

All 222 villages in Patan

## Other places named Rimjha
- Rimjha · Village, Gotegaon, Narsimhapur · 487 people
- Rimjha · Village, Silwani, Raisen · 382 people
- Rimjha · Village, Gotegaon, Narsimhapur · 153 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Rimjha from Jabalpur? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Rimjha? 620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rimjha in? Jabalpur district (Patan sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rimjha? 69.6% (Census 2011)

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