# Sahjar Village, Ghughari, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghughari, Mandla 

# Sahjar

Sahjar is a village in Ghughari sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,811 people in 390 households**, the 10th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 1,811people (2011)
- 390households
- 57.1%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Sahjar PIN code and other codes

Sahjar falls in Ghughari sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGhughari
- Census village code493105

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

## How far is Sahjar from nearby towns?

- Ghughari (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)62 km by road
- Mandla (nearest town)62 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 Sahjar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sahjar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Sahjar known for?

The main crops are **dhan, kodu and makka**. Products made here include bans ke bartan, tokni and tokni. About 38% of the 1,167 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sahjar

Of every 100 households in Sahjar in 2011, 12 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahjar · ■ Ghughari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****94%**

**81%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****70%**

**69%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sahjar?

■ Sahjar · ■ Ghughari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**994

Working population ****53.1%**

**57.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 43.5% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 591 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (2%) · **■** Marginal 212 (22%)

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 Ghughari

- Deogaon1,930 people
- Salwah1,873 people
- Chhatarpur1,871 people
- Patan1,866 people
- Banehari1,801 people
- Bamhani1,780 people
- Bilgaon1,758 people
- Sudgaon1,745 people

[All 183 villages in Ghughari](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/ghughari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahjar from Mandla?62 km by road
- What is the population of Sahjar?1,811 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahjar in?Mandla district (Ghughari sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahjar?57.1% (Census 2011)