# Amjhor Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/amjhor/ Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol # Amjhor Amjhor is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,014 people in 787 households**, the 4th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%. - 3,014people (2011) - 787households - 65.2%literacy - 946females per 1,000 males ## Amjhor PIN code and other codes Amjhor falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockJaisinghnagar - Census village code501215 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amjhor from nearby towns? - Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ)65 km by road - Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)17 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 Amjhor? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Amjhor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Amjhor known for? The main crops are **dhan**. About 36% of the 1,069 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Amjhor Of every 100 households in Amjhor in 2011, 36 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Amjhor · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****36%** **30% Toilet within the home ****8%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **99% Use banking services ****68%** **62% Television ****10%** **4% Mobile phone ****34%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **38% Own their home ****94%** **98% 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 Amjhor? ■ Amjhor · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%** **62.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **957 Working population ****48.0%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.1% for men and 55.9% for women. 54% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 127 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (20%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 180 (12%) · **■** Marginal 826 (57%) 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 Jaisinghnagar - Barachh4,552 people - Pondi Kalan4,123 people - Kuwara3,559 people - Karki2,902 people - Barkachh2,548 people - Kanadi Khurd2,297 people - Chitraw2,249 people [All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amjhor from Shahdol?65 km by road - What is the population of Amjhor?3,014 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amjhor in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Amjhor?65.2% (Census 2011)