# Kongewani Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Kongewani

Kongewani is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **524 people in 132 households**, the 180th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 524people (2011)
- 132households
- 54.9%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Kongewani PIN code and other codes

Kongewani falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBaihar
- Census village code498021

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

## How far is Kongewani from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)54 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 Kongewani?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kongewani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bithli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Kongewani known for?

The main crops are **dhan, makka and kodu**. About 43% of the 285 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kongewani

Of every 100 households in Kongewani in 2011, 63 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kongewani · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**44%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****68%**

**30%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****94%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Kongewani?

■ Kongewani · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**981

Working population ****55.5%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 50.2% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 42 (14%)

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 Baihar

- Korka531 people
- Barwahi527 people
- Chhatarpur Baihar527 people
- Bhagatwahi526 people
- Chainatola523 people
- Sherpar518 people
- Gurakhari517 people
- Komo492 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kongewani from Balaghat?54 km by road
- What is the population of Kongewani?524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kongewani in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kongewani?54.9% (Census 2011)