Village · Jirapur, Rajgarh
# Jharni

Jharni is a village in Jirapur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 573 people in 114 households, the 101st largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.
- 573 people (2011)
- 114 households
- 46.4% literacy
- 949 females per 1,000 males

## Jharni PIN code and other codes

Jharni falls in Jirapur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Jirapur
- Census village code 478761

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

## How far is Jharni from nearby towns?
- Jirapur (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Rajgarh (district HQ) 73 km by road
- Jirapur (nearest town) 23 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jharni?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jharni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle 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 · Pipliya
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jirapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pachore
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jharni known for?

About 48% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jharni

Of every 100 households in Jharni in 2011, 21 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jharni · ■ Jirapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 21% 53%
- Toilet within the home 0% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 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 2% 23%
- Television 3% 10%
- Mobile phone 20% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 70% 52%
- Own their home 95% 98%

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

## What is the population of Jharni?

■ Jharni · ■ Jirapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.4% 54.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 955 923
- Working population 66.1% 53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 29.1% for women. 63% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 339 (89%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (3%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 27 (7%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jirapur
- Tutiaheri 587 people
- Nandri 581 people
- Bhat Khedi 578 people
- Nawabpura 575 people
- Laxmipura 541 people
- Ahilyapura 540 people
- Maharajpura 535 people
- Deori 517 people

All 220 villages in Jirapur

## Quick answers
- How far is Jharni from Rajgarh? 73 km by road
- What is the population of Jharni? 573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharni in? Rajgarh district (Jirapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jharni? 46.4% (Census 2011)

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