Village · Petlawad, Jhabua
# Jhosarpada

Jhosarpada is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 252 people in 52 households, the 177th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%.
- 252 people (2011)
- 52 households
- 62.8% literacy
- 969 females per 1,000 males

## Jhosarpada PIN code and other codes

Jhosarpada falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Petlawad
- Census village code 504436

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

## How far is Jhosarpada from nearby towns?
- Petlawad (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ) 68 km by road
- Petlawad (nearest town) 28 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jhosarpada?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Jhosarpada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jhaknawada
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Petlawad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 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 under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Jhosarpada known for?

About 18% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jhosarpada

Of every 100 households in Jhosarpada in 2011, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhosarpada · ■ Petlawad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 79%
- Toilet within the home 4% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 89%
- Tap water 0% 14%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 76% 59%
- Television 28% 10%
- Mobile phone 52% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 44% 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 Jhosarpada?

■ Jhosarpada · ■ Petlawad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.8% 45.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 850 951
- Working population 68.3% 56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 50.5% for women. 71% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 111 (65%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (5%) · ■ Other work 8 (5%) · ■ Marginal 45 (26%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Petlawad
- Motapala 277 people
- Machyaghati 272 people
- Junwaniya 266 people
- Kamthiya 255 people
- Amlirunda 248 people
- Babaliapada 243 people
- Semalpada 240 people
- Ninamapada 235 people

All 240 villages in Petlawad

## Quick answers
- How far is Jhosarpada from Jhabua? 68 km by road
- What is the population of Jhosarpada? 252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhosarpada in? Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhosarpada? 62.8% (Census 2011)

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