Village · Ranapur, Jhabua
# Jhanjharwa

Jhanjharwa is a village in Ranapur sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 651 people in 174 households, the 64th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 35.5%.
- 651 people (2011)
- 174 households
- 28.2% literacy
- 926 females per 1,000 males

## Jhanjharwa PIN code and other codes

Jhanjharwa falls in Ranapur sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Ranapur
- Census village code 504859

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

## How far is Jhanjharwa from nearby towns?
- Ranapur (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Ranapur (nearest town) 17 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jhanjharwa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jhanjharwa; 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 health clinic In village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mardundiya
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jhabua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 9 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jhanjharwa known for?

About 67% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jhanjharwa

Of every 100 households in Jhanjharwa in 2011, 95 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhanjharwa · ■ Ranapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 51%
- Toilet within the home 0% 2%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 98%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 1%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 14% 24%
- Television 0% 2%
- Mobile phone 48% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 44% 56%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Jhanjharwa?

■ Jhanjharwa · ■ Ranapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 28.2% 35.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 926 985
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 947
- Working population 50.2% 53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.2% for men and 12.8% for women. 47% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 175 (54%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 144 (44%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ranapur
- Thuwadara 679 people
- Padaljhosa 673 people
- Sotiya Kalu 668 people
- Sanod 655 people
- Dhadhori 649 people
- Chhapari 638 people
- Kheda Machhaliya Jheer 614 people
- Sardarpura 613 people

All 95 villages in Ranapur

## Quick answers
- How far is Jhanjharwa from Jhabua? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Jhanjharwa? 651 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhanjharwa in? Jhabua district (Ranapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhanjharwa? 28.2% (Census 2011)

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