# Khokar Amba Village, Varla, Barwani (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Varla, Barwani 

# Khokar Amba

Khokar Amba is a village in Varla sub-district of Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,982 people in 288 households**, the 25th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 12.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 34.0%.

- 1,982people (2011)
- 288households
- 12.6%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Khokar Amba PIN code and other codes

Khokar Amba falls in Varla sub-district, Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSendhwa
- Census village code478693

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

## How far is Khokar Amba from nearby towns?

- Varla (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Barwani (district HQ)140 km by road
- Sendhwa (nearest town)70 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 Khokar Amba?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Khokar Amba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhawali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sendhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barwani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Khokar Amba known for?

The main crops are **jawar**. About 59% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Khokar Amba

Of every 100 households in Khokar Amba in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khokar Amba · ■ Varla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**22%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****84%**

**66%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Khokar Amba?

■ Khokar Amba · ■ Varla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****12.6%**

**34.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**977

Working population ****26.5%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 17.0% for men and 8.2% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 428 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (10%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 41 (8%)

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

- Panjarya2,342 people
- Gerughati2,224 people
- Kundya2,204 people
- Dhamanya2,143 people
- Chikhali1,783 people
- Dudhkheda1,753 people
- Badya Pani1,750 people
- Ambaautar1,670 people

[All 46 villages in Varla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/barwani/varla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khokar Amba from Barwani?140 km by road
- What is the population of Khokar Amba?1,982 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khokar Amba in?Barwani district (Varla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khokar Amba?12.6% (Census 2011)