Village · Petlawad, Jhabua
# Chandragarh

Chandragarh is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,601 people in 318 households, the 44th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%.
- 1,601 people (2011)
- 318 households
- 24.3% literacy
- 1,021 females per 1,000 males

## Chandragarh PIN code and other codes

Chandragarh falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Petlawad
- Census village code 504408

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

## How far is Chandragarh from nearby towns?
- Petlawad (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Petlawad (nearest town) 30 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chandragarh?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chandragarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Raipuria
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Petlawad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 14 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chandragarh known for?

About 42% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chandragarh

Of every 100 households in Chandragarh in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandragarh · ■ Petlawad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 79%
- Toilet within the home 0% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89%
- Tap water 2% 14%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 48% 59%
- Television 1% 10%
- Mobile phone 3% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 96% 54%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Chandragarh?

■ Chandragarh · ■ Petlawad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 24.3% 45.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1021 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 979 951
- Working population 51.2% 56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.0% for men and 15.9% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 583 (71%) · ■ Farm labourers 170 (21%) · ■ Other work 55 (7%) · ■ Marginal 11 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Petlawad
- Anant Khedi 1,653 people
- Kodli 1,647 people
- Jamli 1,635 people
- Bolasa 1,624 people
- Dula Khedi 1,597 people
- Bedada 1,577 people
- Hamirgarh 1,553 people
- Kudwas 1,539 people

All 240 villages in Petlawad

## Quick answers
- How far is Chandragarh from Jhabua? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Chandragarh? 1,601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandragarh in? Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandragarh? 24.3% (Census 2011)

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