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

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Village · Thikri, Barwani 

# Kerwa

Kerwa is a village in Thikri sub-district of Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,430 people in 561 households**, the 10th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 2,430people (2011)
- 561households
- 57.8%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Kerwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockThikri
- Census village code478216

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

## How far is Kerwa from nearby towns?

- Thikri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Barwani (district HQ)46 km by road
- Anjad (nearest town)31 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 Kerwa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kerwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barwani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Kerwa known for?

The main crops are **cotton**. About 72% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Kerwa

Of every 100 households in Kerwa in 2011, 88 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kerwa · ■ Thikri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**74%

Tap water ****10%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****20%**

**31%

Television ****9%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****78%**

**50%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kerwa?

■ Kerwa · ■ Thikri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**961

Working population ****52.2%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 45.2% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 97 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 692 (55%) · **■** Other work 177 (14%) · **■** Marginal 302 (24%)

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

- Temla2,573 people
- Hataula2,506 people
- Ghatwa2,485 people
- Kuwa2,433 people
- Brahamangaon2,273 people
- Jarwai2,108 people
- Rangaon1,912 people
- Kakariya1,813 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kerwa from Barwani?46 km by road
- What is the population of Kerwa?2,430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerwa in?Barwani district (Thikri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kerwa?57.8% (Census 2011)