Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol # Gajani Gajani is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 792 people in 196 households, the 99th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%. - 792 people (2011) - 196 households - 65.3% literacy - 1,084 females per 1,000 males ## Gajani PIN code and other codes Gajani falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Jaisinghnagar - Census village code 501218 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gajani from nearby towns? - Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ) 70 km by road - Jaisinghnagar (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gajani? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gajani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Amjhor - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Amjhor - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahdol - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 6 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 Gajani known for? About 66% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gajani Of every 100 households in Gajani in 2011, 60 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gajani · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 60% 30% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 1% 1% - Drinking water within premises 74% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 100% 62% - Television 2% 4% - Mobile phone 9% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 66% 38% - 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 Gajani? ■ Gajani · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.3% 62.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1084 987 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1038 957 - Working population 57.7% 52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 54.7% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (1%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (2%) · ■ Marginal 433 (95%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jaisinghnagar - Khadgadi 806 people - Tendudol 798 people - Charkwah 794 people - Bhatgawan Khurd 792 people - Pipari 765 people - Keet 743 people - Naugai 741 people - Nagadwah 710 people All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar ## Quick answers - How far is Gajani from Shahdol? 70 km by road - What is the population of Gajani? 792 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gajani in? Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gajani? 65.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/gajani/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.