Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur # Jwab Jwab is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 729 people in 148 households, the 83rd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 729 people (2011) - 148 households - 74.5% literacy - 960 females per 1,000 males ## Jwab PIN code and other codes Jwab falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Shahpura - Census village code 489699 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jwab from nearby towns? - Shahpura (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Jabalpur (district HQ) 32 km by road - Shahpura (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jwab? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Jwab; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● 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 - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jabalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Jwab known for? The main crops are dhan and pea. About 82% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jwab Of every 100 households in Jwab in 2011, 92 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Jwab · ■ Shahpura rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 79% - Toilet within the home 20% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 73% - Tap water 1% 11% - Drinking water within premises 20% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 95% 40% - Television 28% 27% - Mobile phone 18% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 18% 12% - Car / jeep / van 4% 2% - None of these assets 32% 43% - Own their home 93% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jwab? ■ Jwab · ■ Shahpura rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.5% 70.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 960 934 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 879 925 - Working population 46.2% 47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 67.0% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 53 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 261 (77%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 10 (3%) · ■ Marginal 12 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura - Jhurai Pipariya 768 people - Samadpura 767 people - Dharampura 752 people - Majitha 750 people - Badkheda 726 people - Khirka Kheda 725 people - Jamuniya 724 people - Umariya 719 people All 227 villages in Shahpura ## Quick answers - How far is Jwab from Jabalpur? 32 km by road - What is the population of Jwab? 729 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jwab in? Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jwab? 74.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/jwab/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.