Village · Sihora, Jabalpur
# Riwjhi

Riwjhi is a village in Sihora sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 76 people in 19 households, the 145th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.
- 76 people (2011)
- 19 households
- 92.3% literacy
- 689 females per 1,000 males

## Riwjhi PIN code and other codes

Riwjhi falls in Sihora sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Sihora
- Census village code 489139

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

## How far is Riwjhi from nearby towns?
- Sihora (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 48 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Riwjhi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Riwjhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Phanwani
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Phanwani
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sihora
- ○ 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 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
- 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 Riwjhi known for?

The main crops are dhan, wheat and masoor. About 84% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Riwjhi

Of every 100 households in Riwjhi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Riwjhi · ■ Sihora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 83%
- Toilet within the home 26% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 74% 74%
- Tap water 0% 18%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 0% 51%
- Television 5% 24%
- Mobile phone 0% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 21% 39%
- Own their home 100% 96%

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

## What is the population of Riwjhi?

■ Riwjhi · ■ Sihora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 92.3% 75.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 689 950
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 571 950
- Working population 44.7% 47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 85.2% for women. 42% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (9%) · ■ Household industry 9 (26%) · ■ Other work 4 (12%) · ■ Marginal 14 (41%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sihora
- Damdama 154 people
- Parakheda 145 people
- Kuankheda 82 people
- Shahgarh 79 people
- Binaika 74 people
- Mahgawan 66 people
- Ghana 36 people
- Hinautiya 35 people

All 155 villages in Sihora

## Quick answers
- How far is Riwjhi from Jabalpur? 48 km by road
- What is the population of Riwjhi? 76 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riwjhi in? Jabalpur district (Sihora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Riwjhi? 92.3% (Census 2011)

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