Village · Chicholi, Betul
# Niwari

Niwari is a village in Chicholi sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,142 people in 428 households, the 8th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.
- 2,142 people (2011)
- 428 households
- 72.8% literacy
- 1,040 females per 1,000 males

## Niwari PIN code and other codes

Niwari falls in Chicholi sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Chicholi
- Census village code 485757

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Niwari from nearby towns?
- Chicholi (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Betul (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Chicholi (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Niwari?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Chicholi
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Chicholi
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Betul
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Niwari known for?

About 84% of the 721 hectares of village land is sown, and 370 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Niwari

Of every 100 households in Niwari in 2011, 76 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Niwari · ■ Chicholi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 76% 55%
- Toilet within the home 16% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 91%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99%
- Use banking services 30% 59%
- Television 20% 7%
- Mobile phone 21% 13%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 52% 64%
- Own their home 85% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Niwari?

■ Niwari · ■ Chicholi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.8% 58.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1040 990
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 930 949
- Working population 53.0% 55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 64.5% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 379 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 81 (7%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 94 (8%) · ■ Marginal 572 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chicholi
- Mlajpur 2,765 people
- Jogli 2,506 people
- Dudhiya 2,389 people
- Devpur Kotmi 2,338 people
- Unchagohan 2,095 people
- Gothana 1,978 people
- Katkuhi 1,903 people
- Chuna Huzuri 1,793 people

All 80 villages in Chicholi

## Quick answers
- How far is Niwari from Betul? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Niwari? 2,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Niwari in? Betul district (Chicholi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Niwari? 72.8% (Census 2011)

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