# Jhara Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Jhara

Jhara is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **928 people in 251 households**, the 77th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 928people (2011)
- 251households
- 63.6%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Jhara PIN code and other codes

Jhara falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501119

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

## How far is Jhara from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)57 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)12 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 Jhara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amjhor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Jhara known for?

About 38% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Jhara

Of every 100 households in Jhara in 2011, 20 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhara · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**40%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****4%**

**62%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jhara?

■ Jhara · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**957

Working population ****60.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 55.1% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (43%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 243 (44%)

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

- Karpa983 people
- Uchehara974 people
- Uphari959 people
- Dhaneda933 people
- Jaraukhra926 people
- Balodi East924 people
- Balodi West906 people
- Kudra Tola906 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhara from Shahdol?57 km by road
- What is the population of Jhara?928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhara in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhara?63.6% (Census 2011)