Village · Jirapur, Rajgarh
# Harigarh

Harigarh is a village in Jirapur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 798 people in 172 households, the 72nd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.
- 798 people (2011)
- 172 households
- 48.5% literacy
- 942 females per 1,000 males

## Harigarh PIN code and other codes

Harigarh falls in Jirapur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Jirapur
- Census village code 478810

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

## How far is Harigarh from nearby towns?
- Jirapur (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Rajgarh (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Jirapur (nearest town) 9 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Harigarh?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Harigarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 7 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Harigarh known for?

About 72% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Harigarh

Of every 100 households in Harigarh in 2011, 92 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harigarh · ■ Jirapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 53%
- Toilet within the home 1% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 93%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 13% 23%
- Television 16% 10%
- Mobile phone 21% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 50% 52%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Harigarh?

■ Harigarh · ■ Jirapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.5% 54.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 583 923
- Working population 58.3% 53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 37.4% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 124 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 34 (7%) · ■ Other work 2 (0%) · ■ Marginal 305 (66%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jirapur
- Baori Kheda 831 people
- Barkhedi Umat 802 people
- Barman Khedi 801 people
- Surajpura 799 people
- Mukundpura 784 people
- Sundarpura 740 people
- Malharpura 736 people
- Kundi Kheda 715 people

All 220 villages in Jirapur

## Quick answers
- How far is Harigarh from Rajgarh? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Harigarh? 798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harigarh in? Rajgarh district (Jirapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Harigarh? 48.5% (Census 2011)

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