# Lakhanwada Village, Katangi, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Katangi, Balaghat 

# Lakhanwada

Lakhanwada is a village in Katangi sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,366 people in 333 households**, the 34th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 1,366people (2011)
- 333households
- 80.2%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Lakhanwada PIN code and other codes

Lakhanwada falls in Katangi sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKatangi
- Census village code497283

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

## How far is Lakhanwada from nearby towns?

- Katangi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)39 km by road
- Katangi (nearest town)8 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 Lakhanwada?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Lakhanwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Lakhanwada known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 80% of the 370 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Lakhanwada

Of every 100 households in Lakhanwada in 2011, 58 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lakhanwada · ■ Katangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**96%

Use banking services ****79%**

**30%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Lakhanwada?

■ Lakhanwada · ■ Katangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**1004

Working population ****71.1%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 72.0% for women. 75% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 191 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (3%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (3%) · **■** Marginal 698 (72%)

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 Katangi

- Chichgaon1,430 people
- Nandleasra1,422 people
- Bahakal1,406 people
- Linga Paunar1,388 people
- Arjuni1,268 people
- Chaukhandi1,234 people
- Kalgaon1,170 people
- Ghunadi1,149 people

[All 60 villages in Katangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/katangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lakhanwada from Balaghat?39 km by road
- What is the population of Lakhanwada?1,366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakhanwada in?Balaghat district (Katangi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lakhanwada?80.2% (Census 2011)