# Kerwara Village, Buxwaha, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Buxwaha, Chhatarpur 

# Kerwara

Kerwara is a village in Buxwaha sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **926 people in 222 households**, the 27th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 926people (2011)
- 222households
- 72.3%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Kerwara PIN code and other codes

Kerwara falls in Buxwaha sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBuxwaha
- Census village code458533

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

## How far is Kerwara from nearby towns?

- Buxwaha (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)111 km by road
- Buxwaha (nearest town)11 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 Kerwara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kerwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Damoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Damoh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Kerwara known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 33% of the 510 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Kerwara

Of every 100 households in Kerwara in 2011, 42 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kerwara · ■ Buxwaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**15%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****51%**

**33%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**49%

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 Kerwara?

■ Kerwara · ■ Buxwaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**908

Working population ****39.3%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 58.5% for women. 50% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (37%) · **■** Household industry 25 (7%) · **■** Other work 35 (10%) · **■** Marginal 67 (18%)

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 Buxwaha

- Sunahara1,036 people
- Kishunpura1,001 people
- Berkhedi992 people
- Pali990 people
- Jujharpura925 people
- Machhandari908 people
- Nenagir907 people
- Nimani874 people

[All 131 villages in Buxwaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/buxwaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kerwara from Chhatarpur?111 km by road
- What is the population of Kerwara?926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerwara in?Chhatarpur district (Buxwaha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kerwara?72.3% (Census 2011)