# Marugarh Village, Jhiranya, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jhiranya, Khargone 

# Marugarh

Marugarh is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,792 people in 380 households**, the 38th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%.

- 1,792people (2011)
- 380households
- 43.5%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Marugarh PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockJhiranya
- Census village code477926

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

## How far is Marugarh from nearby towns?

- Jhiranya (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jhiranya (nearest town)3 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 Marugarh?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Jhiranya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhikangaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Marugarh known for?

About 69% of the 418 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Marugarh

Of every 100 households in Marugarh in 2011, 72 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marugarh · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**95%

Tap water ****7%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**37%

Television ****42%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**64%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Marugarh?

■ Marugarh · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.5%**

**39.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**965

Working population ****52.7%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.4% for men and 32.6% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (9%) · **■** Marginal 443 (47%)

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

- Gawala1,889 people
- Palona1,888 people
- Peepri1,888 people
- Nahaldari1,793 people
- Runda1,762 people
- Punasala1,732 people
- Kudhi1,706 people
- Kharwa1,680 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Marugarh from Khargone?60 km by road
- What is the population of Marugarh?1,792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marugarh in?Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marugarh?43.5% (Census 2011)