# Bakswaha Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Bakswaha

Bakswaha is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **583 people in 107 households**, the 82nd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 583people (2011)
- 107households
- 59.5%literacy
- 816females per 1,000 males

## Bakswaha PIN code and other codes

Bakswaha falls in Bijawar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458277

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

## How far is Bakswaha from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bijawar (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 Bakswaha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bakswaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gulganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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 · 8 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 Bakswaha known for?

About 44% of the 463 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Bakswaha

Of every 100 households in Bakswaha in 2011, 95 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakswaha · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**49%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****79%**

**39%

Television ****43%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bakswaha?

■ Bakswaha · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1349**

**934

Working population ****30.7%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 44.6% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 132 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 39 (22%)

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 Bijawar

- Garda614 people
- Jhawarra604 people
- Jharkuwa593 people
- Lalguwan584 people
- Basaraui582 people
- Dhodan581 people
- Matipura575 people
- Surai547 people

[All 168 villages in Bijawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bijawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bakswaha from Chhatarpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bakswaha?583 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakswaha in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakswaha?59.5% (Census 2011)