# Mowad Village, Khairlanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/khairlanji/mowad/ Village · Khairlanji, Balaghat # Mowad Mowad is a village in Khairlanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,748 people in 396 households**, the 36th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%. - 1,748people (2011) - 396households - 70.2%literacy - 1,014females per 1,000 males ## Mowad PIN code and other codes Mowad falls in Khairlanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKhairlanji - Census village code497501 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mowad from nearby towns? - Khairlanji (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)57 km by road - Waraseoni (nearest town)38 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 Mowad? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Mowad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Waraseoni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Mowad known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and sugarcane**. Products made here include gurh. About 45% of the 504 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Mowad Of every 100 households in Mowad in 2011, 64 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mowad · ■ Khairlanji rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **66% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****37%** **30% Television ****12%** **13% Mobile phone ****18%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****36%** **36% Own their home ****85%** **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 Mowad? ■ Mowad · ■ Khairlanji rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **79.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051** **983 Working population ****51.1%** **57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 62.8% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 188 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (11%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 81 (9%) · **■** Marginal 496 (56%) 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 Khairlanji - Bhajiyadand1,845 people - Kumahali1,803 people - Kothurna1,774 people - Temani1,766 people - Chhetera1,746 people - Gudrughat1,732 people - Dongariya1,708 people - Bhanpur1,678 people [All 84 villages in Khairlanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/khairlanji/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mowad from Balaghat?57 km by road - What is the population of Mowad?1,748 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mowad in?Balaghat district (Khairlanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mowad?70.2% (Census 2011)