# Jhigarghat Village, Bichhiya, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/bichhiya/jhigarghat/ Village · Bichhiya, Mandla # Jhigarghat Jhigarghat is a village in Bichhiya sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **988 people in 251 households**, the 78th largest of 333 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%. - 988people (2011) - 251households - 61.4%literacy - 1,058females per 1,000 males ## Jhigarghat PIN code and other codes Jhigarghat falls in Bichhiya sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBichhiya - Census village code493244 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhigarghat from nearby towns? - Bichhiya (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Mandla (district HQ)32 km by road - Mandla (nearest town)32 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 Jhigarghat? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Jhigarghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anjniya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 13 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 Jhigarghat known for? The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 86% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Jhigarghat Of every 100 households in Jhigarghat in 2011, 76 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jhigarghat · ■ Bichhiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **44% Toilet within the home ****19%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **94% Tap water ****11%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****62%** **79% Television ****17%** **9% Mobile phone ****25%** **15% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **53% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Jhigarghat? ■ Jhigarghat · ■ Bichhiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%** **62.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148** **975 Working population ****60.4%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.4% for men and 48.0% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 186 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 227 (38%) 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 Bichhiya - Ghonta Ryt.1,013 people - Kolamgahan Ryt.1,013 people - Ghont1,009 people - Dadhi Ryt.991 people - Mangaveli Mal.982 people - Dhutka978 people - Nara955 people - Amwar Jar943 people [All 337 villages in Bichhiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/bichhiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jhigarghat from Mandla?32 km by road - What is the population of Jhigarghat?988 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhigarghat in?Mandla district (Bichhiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jhigarghat?61.4% (Census 2011)