# Balwadi Village, Varla, Barwani (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/barwani/varla/balwadi/ Village · Varla, Barwani # Balwadi Balwadi is a village in Varla sub-district of Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **8,268 people in 1,697 households**, the 2nd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 34.0%. - 8,268people (2011) - 1,697households - 64.5%literacy - 950females per 1,000 males ## Balwadi PIN code and other codes Balwadi falls in Varla sub-district, Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSendhwa - Census village code478668 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balwadi from nearby towns? - Varla (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Barwani (district HQ)105 km by road - Sendhwa (nearest town)35 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 Balwadi? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Balwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sendhwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sendhwa - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Balwadi known for? The main crops are **cotton**. About 88% of the 1,040 hectares of village land is sown, and 366 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 Balwadi Of every 100 households in Balwadi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Balwadi · ■ Varla rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **59% Toilet within the home ****33%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **96% Tap water ****78%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **96% Use banking services ****51%** **26% Television ****44%** **10% Mobile phone ****55%** **18% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **66% Own their home ****79%** **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 Balwadi? ■ Balwadi · ■ Varla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **34.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **977 Working population ****44.3%** **45.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.8% for men and 55.8% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 646 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,525 (42%) · **■** Household industry 66 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,188 (32%) · **■** Marginal 234 (6%) 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 Varla - Jamati11,977 people - Dugani7,137 people - Khokari6,273 people - Solwan5,729 people - Vilva5,119 people [All 46 villages in Varla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/barwani/varla/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balwadi from Barwani?105 km by road - What is the population of Balwadi?8,268 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balwadi in?Barwani district (Varla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Balwadi?64.5% (Census 2011)