# Nigai Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Nigai

Nigai is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,300 people in 296 households**, the 50th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 1,300people (2011)
- 296households
- 57.9%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Nigai PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501086

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

## How far is Nigai from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)65 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)20 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 Nigai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Nigai known for?

About 17% of the 1,168 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Nigai

Of every 100 households in Nigai in 2011, 11 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nigai · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****90%**

**62%

Television ****8%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Nigai?

■ Nigai · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**957

Working population ****47.5%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 50.4% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (13%) · **■** Marginal 141 (23%)

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

- Dadar1,348 people
- Deori1,336 people
- Dhondha1,321 people
- Katira1,302 people
- Kalleh1,235 people
- Dholar1,228 people
- Semar Pakha1,211 people
- Ghorsa1,209 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nigai from Shahdol?65 km by road
- What is the population of Nigai?1,300 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nigai in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nigai?57.9% (Census 2011)