# Katjhira Village, Jhiranya, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jhiranya, Khargone 

# Katjhira

Katjhira is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,202 people in 226 households**, the 73rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%.

- 1,202people (2011)
- 226households
- 23.3%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Katjhira PIN code and other codes

Katjhira falls in Jhiranya sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJhiranya
- Census village code477928

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Katjhira from nearby towns?

- Jhiranya (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)73 km by road
- Jhiranya (nearest town)7 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 Katjhira?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhiranya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Katjhira known for?

About 75% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Katjhira

Of every 100 households in Katjhira in 2011, 92 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katjhira · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****45%**

**37%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**64%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Katjhira?

■ Katjhira · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.3%**

**39.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**965

Working population ****47.8%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.1% for men and 19.6% for women. 47% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 374 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (29%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 22 (4%)

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 Jhiranya

- Abhapuri Nankhodi1,220 people
- Thokanbeda1,216 people
- Muramya1,215 people
- Ghodi Khurd1,207 people
- Karanya1,201 people
- Pichhodiya1,191 people
- Baykheda1,189 people
- Piparkhed1,183 people

[All 131 villages in Jhiranya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katjhira from Khargone?73 km by road
- What is the population of Katjhira?1,202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katjhira in?Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katjhira?23.3% (Census 2011)