Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol # Jarwahi Jarwahi is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,890 people in 413 households, the 36th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%. - 1,890 people (2011) - 413 households - 63.5% literacy - 938 females per 1,000 males ## Jarwahi PIN code and other codes Jarwahi falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Burhar - Census village code 501513 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jarwahi from nearby towns? - Shahdol (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ) 30 km by road - Burhar (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jarwahi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Jarwahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bikhlie - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Burhar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahdol - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jarwahi known for? About 45% of the 543 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jarwahi Of every 100 households in Jarwahi in 2011, 80 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jarwahi · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 51% - Toilet within the home 4% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 89% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 1% 23% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95% - Use banking services 28% 67% - Television 14% 15% - Mobile phone 12% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 21% 32% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jarwahi? ■ Jarwahi · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.5% 62.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1023 965 - Working population 37.4% 48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 53.3% for women. 51% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 90 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 83 (12%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 125 (18%) · ■ Marginal 406 (57%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sohagpur - Kelmaniya 2,021 people - Udhiya 2,013 people - Pailwah 1,918 people - Nawalpur 1,909 people - Nawagaon 1,888 people - Jugwari 1,886 people - Bandhawa Bada 1,878 people - Khannath 1,868 people All 302 villages in Sohagpur ## Quick answers - How far is Jarwahi from Shahdol? 30 km by road - What is the population of Jarwahi? 1,890 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jarwahi in? Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jarwahi? 63.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/jarwahi-501513/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.