# Dhawa Village, Gaurihar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gaurihar, Chhatarpur 

# Dhawa

Dhawa is a village in Gaurihar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,025 people in 191 households**, the 66th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 1,025people (2011)
- 191households
- 74.3%literacy
- 795females per 1,000 males

## Dhawa PIN code and other codes

Dhawa falls in Gaurihar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGaurihar
- Census village code457511

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

## How far is Dhawa from nearby towns?

- Gaurihar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)100 km by road
- Chandla (nearest town)18 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 Dhawa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Loudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Laundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhatarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Dhawa known for?

About 54% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhawa

Of every 100 households in Dhawa in 2011, 7 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhawa · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****9%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****83%**

**42%

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 Dhawa?

■ Dhawa · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****795**

**858

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**896

Working population ****50.3%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 62.4% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (9%) · **■** Marginal 216 (42%)

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 Gaurihar

- Nadauta1,114 people
- Ranikheda1,056 people
- Shisholar1,042 people
- Khamin Kheda1,027 people
- Nibikhera1,004 people
- Tedi Kabari988 people
- Kiratpur930 people
- Nidhwa Pukhari922 people

[All 151 villages in Gaurihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/gaurihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhawa from Chhatarpur?100 km by road
- What is the population of Dhawa?1,025 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhawa in?Chhatarpur district (Gaurihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhawa?74.3% (Census 2011)