# Amarwa Village, Ghuwara, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Ghuwara, Chhatarpur 

# Amarwa

Amarwa is a village in Ghuwara sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **911 people in 191 households**, the 37th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 911people (2011)
- 191households
- 56.4%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Amarwa PIN code and other codes

Amarwa falls in Ghuwara sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBada Malhera
- Census village code458229

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

## How far is Amarwa from nearby towns?

- Ghuwara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)83 km by road
- Ghuwara (nearest town)3 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 Amarwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Amarwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghuwara
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ghuwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Amarwa known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, mustard and til**. About 54% of the 539 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 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 Amarwa

Of every 100 households in Amarwa in 2011, 22 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Amarwa · ■ Ghuwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****43%**

**30%

Television ****20%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Amarwa?

■ Amarwa · ■ Ghuwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**57.3%

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

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**891

Working population ****56.3%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 52.7% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 235 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (23%) · **■** Other work 90 (18%) · **■** Marginal 69 (13%)

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 Ghuwara

- Kudela1,013 people
- Badera972 people
- Bamhori Khurd952 people
- Saurai944 people
- Dongarpura905 people
- Tikariya785 people
- Richhara682 people
- Bamhouri Kalan646 people

[All 55 villages in Ghuwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/ghuwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amarwa from Chhatarpur?83 km by road
- What is the population of Amarwa?911 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarwa in?Chhatarpur district (Ghuwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amarwa?56.4% (Census 2011)