# Jijgaon Village, Bhamragad, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Bhamragad, Gadchiroli 

# Jijgaon

Jijgaon is a village in Bhamragad sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **585 people in 138 households**, the 15th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 585people (2011)
- 138households
- 33.5%literacy
- 1,224females per 1,000 males

## Jijgaon PIN code and other codes

Jijgaon falls in Bhamragad sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhamragad
- Census village code539782

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

## How far is Jijgaon from nearby towns?

- Bhamragad (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)232 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)232 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 Jijgaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chinchoda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhamragad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Jijgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 12% of the 1,151 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Jijgaon

Of every 100 households in Jijgaon in 2011, 9 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jijgaon · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****86%**

**90%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Jijgaon?

■ Jijgaon · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.5%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1224**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**999

Working population ****67.7%**

**58.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.9% for men and 32.5% for women. 71% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (41%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (9%) · **■** Marginal 51 (13%)

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 Bhamragad

- Bhatpar723 people
- Kiyar643 people
- Mallampodhur638 people
- Dhodraj589 people
- Golaguda563 people
- Visamundi532 people
- Nelgunda525 people
- Parainar517 people

[All 128 villages in Bhamragad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/bhamragad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jijgaon from Gadchiroli?232 km by road
- What is the population of Jijgaon?585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jijgaon in?Gadchiroli district (Bhamragad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Jijgaon?33.5% (Census 2011)