# Nilkanth Village, Rajpur, Barwani (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajpur, Barwani 

# Nilkanth

Nilkanth is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **634 people in 117 households**, the 88th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 634people (2011)
- 117households
- 47.2%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Nilkanth PIN code and other codes

Nilkanth falls in Rajpur sub-district, Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code478376

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

## How far is Nilkanth from nearby towns?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Barwani (district HQ)60 km by road
- Rajpur (nearest town)30 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 Nilkanth?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nilkanth; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ojhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sendhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barwani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Nilkanth known for?

The main crops are **cotton**. About 66% of the 409 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Nilkanth

Of every 100 households in Nilkanth in 2011, 57 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nilkanth · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**26%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nilkanth?

■ Nilkanth · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**940

Working population ****45.3%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.6% for men and 34.6% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 127 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (24%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 89 (31%)

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 Rajpur

- Bajad758 people
- Kadwi710 people
- Nihali697 people
- Mojali Khurd642 people
- Damdami612 people
- Relwa Khurd549 people
- Atarsanbha546 people
- Haldad490 people

[All 98 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/barwani/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nilkanth from Barwani?60 km by road
- What is the population of Nilkanth?634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilkanth in?Barwani district (Rajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nilkanth?47.2% (Census 2011)