# Khandwa Village, Waraseoni, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/waraseoni/khandwa/ Village · Waraseoni, Balaghat # Khandwa Khandwa is a village in Waraseoni sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,995 people in 488 households**, the 32nd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 1,995people (2011) - 488households - 69.1%literacy - 969females per 1,000 males ## Khandwa PIN code and other codes Khandwa falls in Waraseoni sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockWaraseoni - Census village code497394 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khandwa from nearby towns? - Waraseoni (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)25 km by road - Waraseoni (nearest town)9 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 Khandwa? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Khandwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Waraseoni - ○Degree college10+ km · Waraseoni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Khandwa known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 61% of the 620 hectares of village land is sown, and 297 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 Khandwa Of every 100 households in Khandwa in 2011, 62 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khandwa · ■ Waraseoni rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **76% Toilet within the home ****8%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****10%** **43% Television ****12%** **17% Mobile phone ****12%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **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 Khandwa? ■ Khandwa · ■ Waraseoni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%** **78.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820** **962 Working population ****50.7%** **55.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 60.0% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 335 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (26%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 271 (27%) · **■** Marginal 122 (12%) 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 Waraseoni - Deogaon2,179 people - Kauliwada2,179 people - Kaspur2,103 people - Sawangi2,078 people - Tumadi1,982 people - Bakera1,954 people - Changera1,949 people - Alejhari1,907 people [All 78 villages in Waraseoni](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/waraseoni/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khandwa from Balaghat?25 km by road - What is the population of Khandwa?1,995 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khandwa in?Balaghat district (Waraseoni sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khandwa?69.1% (Census 2011)