Village · Petlawad, Jhabua
# Hamirgarh

Hamirgarh is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,553 people in 310 households, the 47th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%.
- 1,553 people (2011)
- 310 households
- 50.7% literacy
- 1,022 females per 1,000 males

## Hamirgarh PIN code and other codes

Hamirgarh falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Petlawad
- Census village code 504387

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

## How far is Hamirgarh from nearby towns?
- Petlawad (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ) 68 km by road
- Petlawad (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Hamirgarh?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Hamirgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Hamirgarh known for?

About 35% of the 932 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Hamirgarh

Of every 100 households in Hamirgarh in 2011, 87 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hamirgarh · ■ Petlawad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 79%
- Toilet within the home 8% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 89%
- Tap water 0% 14%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94%
- Use banking services 92% 59%
- Television 11% 10%
- Mobile phone 41% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 54%
- Own their home 98% 97%

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

## What is the population of Hamirgarh?

■ Hamirgarh · ■ Petlawad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.7% 45.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1022 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 987 951
- Working population 62.3% 56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 34.3% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 376 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 48 (5%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 62 (6%) · ■ Marginal 479 (50%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Petlawad
- Bolasa 1,624 people
- Chandragarh 1,601 people
- Dula Khedi 1,597 people
- Bedada 1,577 people
- Kudwas 1,539 people
- Amargarh 1,525 people
- Mohkampura 1,515 people
- Panthborali 1,503 people

All 240 villages in Petlawad

## Other places named Hamirgarh
- Hamirgarh · Village, Rampura Phul, Bathinda · 3,212 people
- Hamirgarh · Village, Moonak, Sangrur · 3,148 people
- Hamirgarh · Village, Narwana, Jind · 2,991 people
- Hamirgarh · Village, Chhindgarh, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada · 1,434 people
- Hamirgarh · Village, Bhanpura, Mandsaur · 911 people
- Hamirgarh · Village, Aron, Guna · 467 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Hamirgarh from Jhabua? 68 km by road
- What is the population of Hamirgarh? 1,553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hamirgarh in? Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Hamirgarh? 50.7% (Census 2011)

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