Village · Baraily, Raisen
# Jamgarh

Jamgarh is a village in Baraily sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,102 people in 472 households, the 10th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 2,102 people (2011)
- 472 households
- 75.8% literacy
- 895 females per 1,000 males

## Jamgarh PIN code and other codes

Jamgarh falls in Baraily sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Badi
- Census village code 484545

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

## How far is Jamgarh from nearby towns?
- Baraily (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ) 122 km by road
- Baraily (nearest town) 22 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jamgarh?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Jamgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking 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 Jamgarh known for?

About 69% of the 967 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jamgarh

Of every 100 households in Jamgarh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamgarh · ■ Baraily rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 62%
- Toilet within the home 15% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 75%
- Tap water 4% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 34%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 96%
- Use banking services 31% 33%
- Television 33% 27%
- Mobile phone 47% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 34% 38%
- Own their home 96% 98%

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

## What is the population of Jamgarh?

■ Jamgarh · ■ Baraily rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.8% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 895 893
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 988 922
- Working population 40.4% 36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 64.6% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 164 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 280 (33%) · ■ Other work 71 (8%) · ■ Marginal 335 (39%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Baraily
- Bag Pipliya 2,686 people
- Gurariya 2,579 people
- Magardha 2,285 people
- Aliganj 2,209 people
- Dhokheda 2,074 people
- Dimada 2,026 people
- Bagalwada 2,000 people
- Gaganwada 1,872 people

All 115 villages in Baraily

## Quick answers
- How far is Jamgarh from Raisen? 122 km by road
- What is the population of Jamgarh? 2,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamgarh in? Raisen district (Baraily sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jamgarh? 75.8% (Census 2011)

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