# Mawai Village, Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur 

# Mawai

Mawai is a village in Bada Malhera sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **205 people in 44 households**, the 86th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 205people (2011)
- 44households
- 72.8%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Mawai PIN code and other codes

Mawai falls in Bada Malhera sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBada Malhera
- Census village code458153

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

## How far is Mawai from nearby towns?

- Bada Malhera (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bada Malhera (nearest town)10 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 Mawai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bada Malehra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bada Malhera
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Mawai known for?

The main crops are **soyabean and wheat**. About 54% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Mawai

Of every 100 households in Mawai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawai · ■ Bada Malhera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**63%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****57%**

**35%

Television ****50%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Mawai?

■ Mawai · ■ Bada Malhera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**915

Working population ****40.5%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 69.5% for women. 66% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 80 (96%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%)

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 Bada Malhera

- Gora263 people
- Bijak257 people
- Pargaspura251 people
- Bharwani214 people
- Monpura198 people
- Barsat195 people
- Sendhkhuri188 people
- Pandajhir184 people

[All 108 villages in Bada Malhera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bada-malhera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mawai from Chhatarpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Mawai?205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawai in?Chhatarpur district (Bada Malhera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mawai?72.8% (Census 2011)