# Sahjani Village, Narayanganj, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Narayanganj, Mandla 

# Sahjani

Sahjani is a village in Narayanganj sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **376 people in 89 households**, the 121st largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 376people (2011)
- 89households
- 53.5%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Sahjani PIN code and other codes

Sahjani falls in Narayanganj sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNarayanganj
- Census village code492750

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

## How far is Sahjani from nearby towns?

- Narayanganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)25 km by road
- Mandla (nearest town)25 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 Sahjani?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sahjani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narayanganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Sahjani known for?

The main crops are **dhan, pea and masoor**. About 23% of the 370 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 Sahjani

Of every 100 households in Sahjani in 2011, 74 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahjani · ■ Narayanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**66%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****97%**

**87%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****71%**

**64%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Sahjani?

■ Sahjani · ■ Narayanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**957

Working population ****83.2%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.6% for men and 42.9% for women. 85% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 118 (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 Narayanganj

- Dalkapad392 people
- Majhgaon385 people
- Chamarwah380 people
- Deojhir376 people
- Chitaura367 people
- Jamuniya357 people
- Gwara F.V.355 people
- Bilai Khapa354 people

[All 189 villages in Narayanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/narayanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahjani from Mandla?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sahjani?376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahjani in?Mandla district (Narayanganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahjani?53.5% (Census 2011)