Village · Jaitpur, Shahdol # Kharuha Kharuha is a village in Jaitpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 794 people in 221 households, the 86th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%. - 794 people (2011) - 221 households - 55.1% literacy - 890 females per 1,000 males ## Kharuha PIN code and other codes Kharuha falls in Jaitpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Burhar - Census village code 501660 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kharuha from nearby towns? - Jaitpur (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ) 85 km by road - Burhar (nearest town) 65 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kharuha? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kharuha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahdol - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kharuha known for? About 40% of the 801 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kharuha Of every 100 households in Kharuha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kharuha · ■ Jaitpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 26% - Toilet within the home 0% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 17% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 85% 67% - Television 0% 5% - Mobile phone 0% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 67% 38% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kharuha? ■ Kharuha · ■ Jaitpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.1% 61.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 890 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 972 - Working population 57.4% 54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 44.8% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 92 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 151 (33%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 7 (2%) · ■ Marginal 205 (45%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jaitpur - Bhogda 857 people - Kuddi 854 people - Mamra 854 people - Bhaga 815 people - Nawa Tola 769 people - Malaya 767 people - Mauhar Tola 763 people - Kumhedin 762 people All 185 villages in Jaitpur ## Quick answers - How far is Kharuha from Shahdol? 85 km by road - What is the population of Kharuha? 794 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharuha in? Shahdol district (Jaitpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kharuha? 55.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaitpur/kharuha/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.