# Jikhangaon Village, Niwari, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/niwari/jikhangaon/ Village · Niwari, Tikamgarh # Jikhangaon Jikhangaon is a village in Niwari sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,019 people in 667 households**, the 10th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%. - 3,019people (2011) - 667households - 63.8%literacy - 959females per 1,000 males ## Jikhangaon PIN code and other codes Jikhangaon falls in Niwari sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockNiwari - Census village code456478 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jikhangaon from nearby towns? - Niwari (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Tikamgarh (district HQ)96 km by road - Niwari (nearest town)19 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 Jikhangaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Jikhangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tharka - ○Degree college10+ km · Niwari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Prathvipur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Jikhangaon known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and groundnut**. About 78% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Jikhangaon Of every 100 households in Jikhangaon in 2011, 8 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jikhangaon · ■ Niwari rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **23% Toilet within the home ****3%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****60%** **40% Television ****12%** **18% Mobile phone ****59%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Jikhangaon? ■ Jikhangaon · ■ Niwari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%** **65.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****764** **875 Working population ****38.5%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 47.1% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 683 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 286 (25%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (9%) · **■** Marginal 79 (7%) 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 Niwari - Thona3,335 people - Churara3,298 people - Shakti Bheron3,189 people - Sendari3,041 people - Mudara2,936 people - Dhamna2,684 people - Patharam2,618 people - Binwara2,615 people [All 105 villages in Niwari](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/niwari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jikhangaon from Tikamgarh?96 km by road - What is the population of Jikhangaon?3,019 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jikhangaon in?Tikamgarh district (Niwari sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jikhangaon?63.8% (Census 2011)