# Jhabua District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/ District · Madhya Pradesh # Jhabua district Jhabua is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 39th of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,025,048 people** in 5 sub-districts, 5 towns and 813 villages; 9% lived in towns. The largest town is [Jhabua](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/jhabua/jhabua/) (35,753). - 1,025,048people (2011) - 5sub-districts - 5towns - 43.3%literacy ## Who lives in Jhabua? Jhabua had **1,025,048 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.4% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 39th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 990 women for every 1,000 men (above the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 5th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 943 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 5.3 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh. ## How literate is Jhabua? 43.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 49th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 52.9% and women at 33.8% — a gap of 19.1 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Petlawad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/) (48.4%) and lowest in [Ranapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/ranapur/) (40.3%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Jhabua do for a living? 50.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 48.9%). Of all workers, 52% farmed their own land, 9% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 10% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 28% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 61% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Petlawad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/) (66% of workers in farming) and the least is [Ranapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/ranapur/) (55% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (10%) · **■** Marginal 28 (28%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Jhabua 9.0% of people lived in towns and cities (below Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 47th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 5 towns: 4 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Jhabua](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/jhabua/jhabua/) with 35,753 people, home to 39% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Jhabua Jhabua had 813 census villages, 783 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,192 people; 8 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Mohankot](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/mohankot/) (6,530), [Kardawad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/kardawad/) (6,511), [Guwali](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/guwali/) (6,489), [Nogawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/nogawan/) (6,162) and [Bamaniya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/bamaniya/) (5,885). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Jhabua compared with Madhya Pradesh ■ Jhabua · ■ Madhya Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****43.3%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **918 Working population ****50.3%** **43.5% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Jhabua Of every 100 households in Jhabua in 2011, 60 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jhabua · ■ Electricity for lighting ****60%** Toilet within the home ****12%** No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** Tap water ****11%** Drinking water within premises ****9%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** Use banking services ****42%** Television ****11%** Mobile phone ****28%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****10%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****60%** Own their home ****95%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Jhabua Sub-district People Villages Towns [Thandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/thandla/) 182,362 112 1 [Petlawad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/) 232,800 240 1 [Meghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/) 171,944 110 1 [Jhabua](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/jhabua/) 323,204 256 1 [Ranapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/ranapur/) 114,738 95 1 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Jhabua - Jhabua · 35,753 - Thandla · 15,756 - Petlawad · 15,174 - Meghnagar · 12,929 - Ranapur · 12,371 ## Largest villages in Jhabua - Mohankot · 6,530 - Kardawad · 6,511 - Guwali · 6,489 - Nogawan · 6,162 - Bamaniya · 5,885 - Kardawad Kalan · 5,686 - Raipuriya · 5,534 - Marjhari · 5,078 - Dhebar · 4,974 - Parwada · 4,562 - Balwasa · 4,549 - Madrani · 4,532 - Kheda · 4,518 - Ranni · 4,472 - Madalda · 4,459 - Umradara · 4,164 - Khawasa · 4,145 - Kanjawani Khas · 4,098 - Sarangi · 4,081 - Semaliya Khawasa · 4,034 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Jhabua?5: Thandla, Petlawad, Meghnagar, Jhabua, Ranapur - What is the population of Jhabua district?1,025,048 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Jhabua?Jhabua