# Ghatwa Village, Thikri, Barwani (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Thikri, Barwani 

# Ghatwa

Ghatwa is a village in Thikri sub-district of Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,485 people in 589 households**, the 8th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 2,485people (2011)
- 589households
- 68.2%literacy
- 837females per 1,000 males

## Ghatwa PIN code and other codes

Ghatwa falls in Thikri sub-district, Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockThikri
- Census village code478243

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

## How far is Ghatwa from nearby towns?

- Thikri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Barwani (district HQ)51 km by road
- Anjad (nearest town)36 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 Ghatwa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghatwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barwani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand 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 Ghatwa known for?

The main crops are **cotton**. About 59% of the 517 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 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 Ghatwa

Of every 100 households in Ghatwa in 2011, 95 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghatwa · ■ Thikri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**74%

Tap water ****55%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**89%

Use banking services ****25%**

**31%

Television ****28%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**50%

Own their home ****75%**

**92%

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 Ghatwa?

■ Ghatwa · ■ Thikri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**961

Working population ****53.1%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 57.0% for women. 67% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 705 (53%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 365 (28%) · **■** Marginal 64 (5%)

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 Thikri

- Dawana3,608 people
- Segwal3,400 people
- Temla2,573 people
- Hataula2,506 people
- Kuwa2,433 people
- Kerwa2,430 people
- Brahamangaon2,273 people
- Jarwai2,108 people

[All 56 villages in Thikri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/barwani/thikri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghatwa from Barwani?51 km by road
- What is the population of Ghatwa?2,485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghatwa in?Barwani district (Thikri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghatwa?68.2% (Census 2011)