# Kurwasa Village, Chanderi, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanderi, Ashoknagar 

# Kurwasa

Kurwasa is a village in Chanderi sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **882 people in 208 households**, the 60th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 882people (2011)
- 208households
- 47.1%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Kurwasa PIN code and other codes

Kurwasa falls in Chanderi sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChanderi
- Census village code500260

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

## How far is Kurwasa from nearby towns?

- Chanderi (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Chanderi (nearest town)23 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 Kurwasa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kurwasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Kurwasa known for?

The main crops are **ganna**. About 59% of the 675 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Kurwasa

Of every 100 households in Kurwasa in 2011, 22 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurwasa · ■ Chanderi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**31%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****81%**

**30%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****85%**

**51%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kurwasa?

■ Kurwasa · ■ Chanderi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.1%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**927

Working population ****28.6%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.8% for men and 36.4% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 201 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Chanderi

- Sirsod939 people
- Lidhora Munjapta899 people
- Sarsela899 people
- Gora Seharai889 people
- Dhamrasa Muhal880 people
- Lidhora Kalan875 people
- Shankarpur863 people
- Desai Kheda852 people

[All 165 villages in Chanderi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/chanderi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurwasa from Ashoknagar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kurwasa?882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurwasa in?Ashoknagar district (Chanderi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurwasa?47.1% (Census 2011)