# Jamgiri Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Jamgiri

Jamgiri is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,479 people in 404 households**, the 26th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,479people (2011)
- 404households
- 73.1%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Jamgiri PIN code and other codes

Jamgiri falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539361

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

## How far is Jamgiri from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)46 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)46 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 Jamgiri?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Jamgiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Jangiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamorshi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamorshi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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)18 h summer · 18 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 Jamgiri known for?

About 78% of the 424 hectares of village land is sown, and 270 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 Jamgiri

Of every 100 households in Jamgiri in 2011, 83 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamgiri · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**79%

Tap water ****42%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****64%**

**74%

Television ****13%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Jamgiri?

■ Jamgiri · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**970

Working population ****62.4%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 65.1% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 431 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (41%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (5%) · **■** Marginal 47 (5%)

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 Chamorshi

- Farada1,561 people
- Wagholi1,559 people
- Jairampur1,556 people
- Ghargaon1,521 people
- Durgapur1,445 people
- Gilgaon1,437 people
- Jaynagar1,412 people
- Makepalli Mal1,369 people

[All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jamgiri from Gadchiroli?46 km by road
- What is the population of Jamgiri?1,479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamgiri in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Jamgiri?73.1% (Census 2011)