# Nagjhir Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Nagjhir

Nagjhir is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **160 people in 34 households**, the 154th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 160people (2011)
- 34households
- 85.7%literacy
- 798females per 1,000 males

## Nagjhir PIN code and other codes

Nagjhir falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483956

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

## How far is Nagjhir from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)67 km by road
- Gairatganj (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 Nagjhir?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Nagjhir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hardur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Nagjhir known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 77% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Nagjhir

Of every 100 households in Nagjhir in 2011, 100 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nagjhir · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****24%**

**26%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Nagjhir?

■ Nagjhir · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****798**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**941

Working population ****45.0%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 78.3% for women. 48% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (33%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 16 (22%)

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 Gairatganj

- Samnapur Khurd194 people
- Pachpediya171 people
- Suagard169 people
- Saliwada163 people
- Simariya Kalan146 people
- Mularmeta143 people
- Bishan Kheda141 people
- Badhera126 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nagjhir from Raisen?67 km by road
- What is the population of Nagjhir?160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nagjhir in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nagjhir?85.7% (Census 2011)