# Aitajhar Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Aitajhar

Aitajhar is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,172 people in 286 households**, the 102nd largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 1,172people (2011)
- 286households
- 59.7%literacy
- 1,056females per 1,000 males

## Aitajhar PIN code and other codes

Aitajhar falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code501271

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

## How far is Aitajhar from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)13 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)13 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 Aitajhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahdol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Aitajhar known for?

About 41% of the 565 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Aitajhar

Of every 100 households in Aitajhar in 2011, 81 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Aitajhar · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****77%**

**67%

Television ****18%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Aitajhar?

■ Aitajhar · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140**

**965

Working population ****39.3%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 51.4% for women. 53% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 165 (36%) · **■** Marginal 270 (59%)

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 Sohagpur

- Chuniya1,224 people
- Katkona1,205 people
- Chauradih1,182 people
- Lamro1,175 people
- Kathoutiya1,171 people
- Nipaniya1,170 people
- Bela1,166 people
- Bochaki1,153 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aitajhar from Shahdol?13 km by road
- What is the population of Aitajhar?1,172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aitajhar in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Aitajhar?59.7% (Census 2011)