Village · Ghoda Dongri, Betul
# Saliwada

Saliwada is a village in Ghoda Dongri sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,133 people in 231 households, the 38th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.
- 1,133 people (2011)
- 231 households
- 64.0% literacy
- 988 females per 1,000 males

## Saliwada PIN code and other codes

Saliwada falls in Ghoda Dongri sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Ghoda Dongari
- Census village code 485833

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

## How far is Saliwada from nearby towns?
- Ghoda Dongri (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Betul (district HQ) 51 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Saliwada?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Saliwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chapna
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Betul
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Betul
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ 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 Saliwada known for?

The main crops are jawar, tuar and makka. About 32% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Saliwada

Of every 100 households in Saliwada in 2011, 46 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saliwada · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 46% 64%
- Toilet within the home 5% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 82%
- Tap water 47% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 41% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 56% 74%
- Television 21% 17%
- Mobile phone 51% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 20% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 31%
- Own their home 100% 96%

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

## What is the population of Saliwada?

■ Saliwada · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.0% 60.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 988 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1250 975
- Working population 44.0% 50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 55.3% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 155 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 72 (14%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 18 (4%) · ■ Marginal 250 (50%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ghoda Dongri
- Loniya Ryt 1,153 people
- Ankawadi 1,145 people
- Mardwani Mal 1,144 people
- Chhuri 1,133 people
- Khari 1,125 people
- Amagohan 1,122 people
- Dudhawani Ryt 1,107 people
- Amdoh 1,101 people

All 172 villages in Ghoda Dongri

## Quick answers
- How far is Saliwada from Betul? 51 km by road
- What is the population of Saliwada? 1,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saliwada in? Betul district (Ghoda Dongri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saliwada? 64.0% (Census 2011)

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