# Amwahi Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Amwahi

Amwahi is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **534 people in 130 households**, the 79th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 534people (2011)
- 130households
- 70.7%literacy
- 1,171females per 1,000 males

## Amwahi PIN code and other codes

Amwahi falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498350

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

## How far is Amwahi from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)50 km by road
- Baihar (nearest town)35 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 Amwahi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Amwahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paraswada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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)6 h summer · 6 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 Amwahi known for?

The main crops are **dhan, kudki and makka**. About 24% of the 645 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 Amwahi

Of every 100 households in Amwahi in 2011, 46 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amwahi · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**24%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**46%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Amwahi?

■ Amwahi · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1171**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1351**

**981

Working population ****53.9%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 62.6% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 36 (12%) · **■** Marginal 169 (59%)

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 Paraswada

- Tatighat571 people
- Mohgaon Pateli Mal566 people
- Khursud Ryt.561 people
- Chandiya Ryt.550 people
- Kulpa Mal.529 people
- Dora521 people
- Surwahi520 people
- Kesha510 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amwahi from Balaghat?50 km by road
- What is the population of Amwahi?534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amwahi in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amwahi?70.7% (Census 2011)