Village · Ajaigarh, Panna
# Gumanganj

Gumanganj is a village in Ajaigarh sub-district of Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,722 people in 338 households, the 28th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.
- 1,722 people (2011)
- 338 households
- 48.3% literacy
- 854 females per 1,000 males

## Gumanganj PIN code and other codes

Gumanganj falls in Ajaigarh sub-district, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Ajaigarh
- Census village code 458558

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

## How far is Gumanganj from nearby towns?
- Ajaigarh (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Panna (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Ajaigarh (nearest town) 24 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gumanganj?

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

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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ajaigarh.
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ajaigarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Panna
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 4 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 Gumanganj known for?

The main crops are dhan, tuar and chana. About 44% of the 863 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gumanganj

Of every 100 households in Gumanganj in 2011, 12 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gumanganj · ■ Ajaigarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 12% 13%
- Toilet within the home 2% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 94%
- Tap water 30% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 54% 39%
- Television 5% 5%
- Mobile phone 12% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 54% 41%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Gumanganj?

■ Gumanganj · ■ Ajaigarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.3% 61.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 854 878
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 915 899
- Working population 44.0% 44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.6% for men and 37.3% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 227 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 497 (66%) · ■ Household industry 13 (2%) · ■ Other work 18 (2%) · ■ Marginal 2 (0%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ajaigarh
- Udaipur 1,858 people
- Sabduwa 1,825 people
- Baryarpur Bhumiyan 1,797 people
- Padraha 1,737 people
- Jigni 1,699 people
- Vishramganj 1,694 people
- Shahpura 1,679 people
- Amarchi 1,677 people

All 120 villages in Ajaigarh

## Other places named Gumanganj
- Gumanganj · Village, Uniara, Tonk · 112 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Gumanganj from Panna? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Gumanganj? 1,722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gumanganj in? Panna district (Ajaigarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gumanganj? 48.3% (Census 2011)

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