# Jam Village, Barghat, Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barghat, Seoni 

# Jam

Jam is a village in Barghat sub-district of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,440 people in 336 households**, the 64th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 1,440people (2011)
- 336households
- 81.0%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Jam PIN code and other codes

Jam falls in Barghat sub-district, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBarghat
- Census village code497047

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

## How far is Jam from nearby towns?

- Barghat (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Seoni (district HQ)50 km by road
- Barghat (nearest town)25 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 Jam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garorua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Jam known for?

About 82% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Jam

Of every 100 households in Jam in 2011, 70 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jam · ■ Barghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**24%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****74%**

**41%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jam?

■ Jam · ■ Barghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**957

Working population ****51.9%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 71.2% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (5%) · **■** Marginal 460 (62%)

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 Barghat

- Ghisi1,463 people
- Mohgaon1,462 people
- Sajanwada1,459 people
- Tikari1,456 people
- Dhobisarra1,416 people
- Pindrai Khurd1,413 people
- Chhapara1,384 people
- Nayegaon1,354 people

[All 140 villages in Barghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/barghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jam from Seoni?50 km by road
- What is the population of Jam?1,440 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jam in?Seoni district (Barghat sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jam?81.0% (Census 2011)