# Jhansighat Village, Gotegaon, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gotegaon/jhansighat/ Village · Gotegaon, Narsimhapur # Jhansighat Jhansighat is a village in Gotegaon sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,725 people in 347 households**, the 22nd largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 1,725people (2011) - 347households - 74.8%literacy - 889females per 1,000 males ## Jhansighat PIN code and other codes Jhansighat falls in Gotegaon sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockGotegaon - Census village code490554 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhansighat from nearby towns? - Gotegaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Narsimhapur (district HQ)47 km by road - Chhindwara (nearest town)12 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 Jhansighat? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Jhansighat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gotegoan - ○Degree college10+ km · Gotegaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Jhansighat known for? About 87% of the 764 hectares of village land is sown, and 317 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 Jhansighat Of every 100 households in Jhansighat in 2011, 53 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jhansighat · ■ Gotegaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **70% Toilet within the home ****9%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **73% Tap water ****4%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****36%** **40% Television ****19%** **21% Mobile phone ****21%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****55%** **46% Own their home ****97%** **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 Jhansighat? ■ Jhansighat · ■ Gotegaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **76.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **897 Working population ****58.1%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 63.9% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 437 (44%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (3%) · **■** Marginal 434 (43%) 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 Gotegaon - Kareli Kalan1,899 people - Belkhedi1,872 people - Gundrai Khurd1,814 people - Jamuniya1,788 people - Magardha1,616 people - Pipariya1,601 people - Nagwara1,589 people - Basanpani1,585 people [All 250 villages in Gotegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gotegaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jhansighat from Narsimhapur?47 km by road - What is the population of Jhansighat?1,725 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhansighat in?Narsimhapur district (Gotegaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jhansighat?74.8% (Census 2011)