# Gulwa Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Gulwa

Gulwa is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,210 people in 281 households**, the 70th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,210people (2011)
- 281households
- 79.8%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Gulwa PIN code and other codes

Gulwa falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497928

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

## How far is Gulwa from nearby towns?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)45 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)45 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 Gulwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gulwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhanagawn
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Gulwa known for?

About 66% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Gulwa

Of every 100 households in Gulwa in 2011, 83 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gulwa · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**16%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**37%

Television ****10%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**25%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gulwa?

■ Gulwa · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**944

Working population ****42.5%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 73.3% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (47%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (9%) · **■** Marginal 88 (17%)

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 Kirnapur

- Jarahi1,305 people
- Seoni1,259 people
- Belgaon1,232 people
- Ramgarhi1,223 people
- Marri1,190 people
- Amgaon1,172 people
- Janwa1,152 people
- Kholmara1,103 people

[All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gulwa from Balaghat?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gulwa?1,210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gulwa in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gulwa?79.8% (Census 2011)