# Mirkam Village, Jaitpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaitpur, Shahdol 

# Mirkam

Mirkam is a village in Jaitpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **428 people in 96 households**, the 140th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 428people (2011)
- 96households
- 52.8%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Mirkam PIN code and other codes

Mirkam falls in Jaitpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBurhar
- Census village code501655

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

## How far is Mirkam from nearby towns?

- Jaitpur (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)95 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)95 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 Mirkam?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Mirkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Mirkan
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jatpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaitpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 watercovered wells, hand pumps 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 Mirkam known for?

About 39% of the 497 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Mirkam

Of every 100 households in Mirkam in 2011, 15 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mirkam · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**26%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****99%**

**67%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Mirkam?

■ Mirkam · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**972

Working population ****54.4%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 48.7% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 82 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (59%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Jaitpur

- Karhi Tola449 people
- Gadhaha Kund445 people
- Kachhar436 people
- Jhiriya428 people
- Raghopur424 people
- Dongariya Tola412 people
- Bodari Dol410 people
- Karraua404 people

[All 185 villages in Jaitpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaitpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mirkam from Shahdol?95 km by road
- What is the population of Mirkam?428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirkam in?Shahdol district (Jaitpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mirkam?52.8% (Census 2011)