Village · Ghoda Dongri, Betul
# Tawakathi

Tawakathi is a village in Ghoda Dongri sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 684 people in 146 households, the 91st largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.
- 684 people (2011)
- 146 households
- 78.0% literacy
- 938 females per 1,000 males

## Tawakathi PIN code and other codes

Tawakathi falls in Ghoda Dongri sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Ghoda Dongari
- Census village code 485904

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

## How far is Tawakathi from nearby towns?
- Betul (district HQ) 50 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Tawakathi?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Tawakathi known for?

The main crops are dhan and tilli. About 25% of the 620 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tawakathi

Of every 100 households in Tawakathi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tawakathi · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 64%
- Toilet within the home 28% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 72% 82%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 96%
- Use banking services 97% 74%
- Television 34% 17%
- Mobile phone 62% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 24% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 31%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Tawakathi?

■ Tawakathi · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.0% 60.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1371 975
- Working population 32.7% 50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 65.7% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (5%) · ■ Other work 29 (13%) · ■ Marginal 184 (82%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ghoda Dongri
- Bishnupur 700 people
- Ghuggi 690 people
- Jholi 686 people
- Bajjarwada 684 people
- Chargaon 683 people
- Narayanpur 682 people
- Gopalpur 680 people
- Mordogri 680 people

All 172 villages in Ghoda Dongri

## Quick answers
- How far is Tawakathi from Betul? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Tawakathi? 684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tawakathi in? Betul district (Ghoda Dongri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tawakathi? 78.0% (Census 2011)

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