# Shivgarh Village, Meghnagar, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Meghnagar, Jhabua 

# Shivgarh

Shivgarh is a village in Meghnagar sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **692 people in 123 households**, the 80th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.3%.

- 692people (2011)
- 123households
- 65.6%literacy
- 1,169females per 1,000 males

## Shivgarh PIN code and other codes

Shivgarh falls in Meghnagar sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMeghnagar
- Census village code504534

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shivgarh from nearby towns?

- Meghnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ)36 km by road
- Thandla (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shivgarh?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Shivgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thandla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thandla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhabua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shivgarh known for?

The main crops are **makka and soyabean**. About 70% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shivgarh

Of every 100 households in Shivgarh in 2011, 49 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shivgarh · ■ Meghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****6%**

**35%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****75%**

**70%

Own their home ****94%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shivgarh?

■ Shivgarh · ■ Meghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**39.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1169**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682**

**924

Working population ****39.7%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 56.4% for women. 42% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 188 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 21 (8%) · **■** Marginal 59 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Meghnagar

- Nayagaon Khalsa741 people
- Naharpura736 people
- Semaliya Mokhada724 people
- Titariya702 people
- Kotnai670 people
- Sajeli Damanasath663 people
- Sajeli Jokhani Sath647 people
- Juni Bordi630 people

[All 110 villages in Meghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shivgarh from Jhabua?36 km by road
- What is the population of Shivgarh?692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shivgarh in?Jhabua district (Meghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shivgarh?65.6% (Census 2011)
