# Jiwara Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/jiwara/ Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni # Jiwara Jiwara is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,199 people in 258 households**, the 57th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 1,199people (2011) - 258households - 72.2%literacy - 934females per 1,000 males ## Jiwara PIN code and other codes Jiwara falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockVijayraghavgarh - Census village code488480 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jiwara from nearby towns? - Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Katni (district HQ)34 km by road - Vijayraghavgarh (nearest town)14 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 Jiwara? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Jiwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devram - ○Degree college10+ km · Katni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Jiwara known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and dhan**. About 56% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Jiwara Of every 100 households in Jiwara in 2011, 59 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jiwara · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **47% Toilet within the home ****5%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****24%** **38% Television ****16%** **14% Mobile phone ****33%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **39% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Jiwara? ■ Jiwara · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010** **942 Working population ****40.7%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 59.7% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 89 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (41%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 92 (19%) · **■** Marginal 96 (20%) 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 Vijayraghavgarh - Deora Khurd1,348 people - Khalwara1,335 people - Hantala1,304 people - Pureni1,275 people - Tikariya1,181 people - Urdani1,172 people - Jugiya1,157 people - Dhora1,128 people [All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jiwara from Katni?34 km by road - What is the population of Jiwara?1,199 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jiwara in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jiwara?72.2% (Census 2011)