# Dhurwa Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Dhurwa

Dhurwa is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **803 people in 193 households**, the 48th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 803people (2011)
- 193households
- 73.6%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Dhurwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498317

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

## How far is Dhurwa from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)75 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 Dhurwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhurwa; 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
- ●Private 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 · Paraswada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Paraswada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Dhurwa known for?

About 58% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Dhurwa

Of every 100 households in Dhurwa in 2011, 80 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhurwa · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**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 ****81%**

**46%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**33%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Dhurwa?

■ Dhurwa · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**981

Working population ****57.2%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 62.6% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (12%) · **■** Marginal 309 (67%)

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

- Badgaon818 people
- Katanga818 people
- Kalegaon810 people
- Tikariya810 people
- Dudgaon Basti792 people
- Ghondi786 people
- Mohgaon777 people
- Jhiriya768 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhurwa from Balaghat?75 km by road
- What is the population of Dhurwa?803 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhurwa in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhurwa?73.6% (Census 2011)