# Athawa Village, Alirajpur, Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Alirajpur, Alirajpur 

# Athawa

Athawa is a village in Alirajpur sub-district of Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,056 people in 194 households**, the 167th largest of 340 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 29.9%.

- 1,056people (2011)
- 194households
- 43.1%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Athawa PIN code and other codes

Athawa falls in Alirajpur sub-district, Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSondwa
- Census village code505344

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

## How far is Athawa from nearby towns?

- Alirajpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Alirajpur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Alirajpur (nearest town)20 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 Athawa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school10+ km · Sondwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Athawa known for?

About 61% of the 315 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Athawa

Of every 100 households in Athawa in 2011, 95 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Athawa · ■ Alirajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**5%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****90%**

**31%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**64%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Athawa?

■ Athawa · ■ Alirajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.1%**

**29.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**984

Working population ****54.4%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.3% for men and 36.3% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 237 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 174 (30%)

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 Alirajpur

- Sakarja1,085 people
- Kund1,082 people
- Kerali1,081 people
- Sirkhadi Badi1,067 people
- Jamli1,047 people
- Chhoti Utawali1,043 people
- Chikhali1,043 people
- Moriya Ka Bada1,041 people

[All 344 villages in Alirajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/alirajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Athawa from Alirajpur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Athawa?1,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athawa in?Alirajpur district (Alirajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Athawa?43.1% (Census 2011)