Village · Paraswada, Balaghat # Dalwada Dalwada is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 290 people in 80 households, the 110th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 290 people (2011) - 80 households - 70.6% literacy - 1,117 females per 1,000 males ## Dalwada PIN code and other codes Dalwada falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Paraswada - Census village code 498347 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dalwada from nearby towns? - Paraswada (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ) 63 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dalwada? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Dalwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Paraswada - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Baihar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dalwada known for? The main crops are dhan, kodu and makka. About 34% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dalwada Of every 100 households in Dalwada in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dalwada · ■ Paraswada rural average - Electricity for lighting 64% 65% - Toilet within the home 0% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 34% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 96% - Use banking services 99% 46% - Television 4% 14% - Mobile phone 1% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 51% 33% - Own their home 99% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dalwada? ■ Dalwada · ■ Paraswada rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.6% 74.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1117 1036 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 981 - Working population 57.2% 52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 102 (61%) · ■ Farm labourers 58 (35%) · ■ Other work 5 (3%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Paraswada - Khapakheda 302 people - Fatehpurtheka 299 people - Malkhedi 299 people - Ghana 291 people - Jharakheda 290 people - Dhipur Ryt. 285 people - Kidangitola 282 people - Mohgaon 282 people All 173 villages in Paraswada ## Quick answers - How far is Dalwada from Balaghat? 63 km by road - What is the population of Dalwada? 290 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dalwada in? Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dalwada? 70.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/dalwada-498347/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.