Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur
# Gujar Jhiriya

Gujar Jhiriya is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 661 people in 104 households, the 201st largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 661 people (2011)
- 104 households
- 66.8% literacy
- 899 females per 1,000 males

## Gujar Jhiriya PIN code and other codes

Gujar Jhiriya falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Saikheda
- Census village code 490746

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gujar Jhiriya from nearby towns?
- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Gadarwara (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gujar Jhiriya?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gujar Jhiriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gadarwara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Gadarwara
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gujar Jhiriya known for?

About 92% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gujar Jhiriya

Of every 100 households in Gujar Jhiriya in 2011, 84 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gujar Jhiriya · ■ Gadarwara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 84% 63%
- Toilet within the home 3% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 73%
- Tap water 0% 14%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 21%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 30% 32%
- Television 48% 24%
- Mobile phone 40% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 20% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 21% 44%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gujar Jhiriya?

■ Gujar Jhiriya · ■ Gadarwara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.8% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 840 927
- Working population 36.8% 43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 55.7% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 104 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 113 (47%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 19 (8%) · ■ Marginal 4 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gadarwara
- Mahguwan 671 people
- Khala 670 people
- Rahma 666 people
- Bheropur 665 people
- Richhawar 658 people
- Kenkara 654 people
- Patlon 651 people
- Bhamka 648 people

All 355 villages in Gadarwara

## Quick answers
- How far is Gujar Jhiriya from Narsimhapur? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Gujar Jhiriya? 661 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gujar Jhiriya in? Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gujar Jhiriya? 66.8% (Census 2011)

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