Village · Janjgir, Janjgir - Champa
# Madwa

Madwa is a village in Janjgir sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495671. The 2011 Census counted 2,079 people in 557 households, the 23rd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.
- 2,079 people (2011)
- 557 households
- 74.9% literacy
- 495671 PIN code

## Madwa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Madwa is 495671. Madwa falls in Janjgir sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495671
- Gram panchayat Madwa
- Community development block Baloda
- Census village code 436535

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Madwa from nearby towns?
- Janjgir (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 13 km by road
- Champa (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Madwa?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Champa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Champa
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Madwa known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and linseed. About 50% of the 639 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Madwa

Of every 100 households in Madwa in 2011, 98 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Madwa · ■ Janjgir rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 90%
- Toilet within the home 7% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 86%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 33% 21%
- Television 37% 34%
- Mobile phone 25% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 35% 26%
- Own their home 99% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Madwa?

■ Madwa · ■ Janjgir rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.9% 75.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 971
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 911 968
- Working population 43.2% 49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 61.5% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 263 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 41 (5%) · ■ Other work 356 (40%) · ■ Marginal 239 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Janjgir
- Sukli 2,737 people
- Pali 2,647 people
- Gaud 2,508 people
- Tendubhata 2,083 people
- Mehanda 1,991 people
- Basantpur 1,981 people
- Pacheda 1,946 people
- Kanhai Band 1,886 people

All 50 villages in Janjgir

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Madwa? 495671
- How far is Madwa from Janjgir? 13 km by road
- What is the population of Madwa? 2,079 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madwa in? Janjgir - Champa district (Janjgir sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Madwa? 74.9% (Census 2011)

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