# Biswan Village, Ghuwara, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Ghuwara, Chhatarpur 

# Biswan

Biswan is a village in Ghuwara sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,677 people in 366 households**, the 21st largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 1,677people (2011)
- 366households
- 59.8%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Biswan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBada Malhera
- Census village code458205

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

## How far is Biswan from nearby towns?

- Ghuwara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)79 km by road
- Ghuwara (nearest town)7 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 Biswan?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghuwara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghuwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Biswan known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, tilli and mustard**. About 70% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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 Biswan

Of every 100 households in Biswan in 2011, 28 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Biswan · ■ Ghuwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**34%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**30%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Biswan?

■ Biswan · ■ Ghuwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**891

Working population ****44.9%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 49.5% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (40%) · **■** Household industry 54 (7%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 223 (30%)

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

- Sorkhi1,876 people
- Hardol Patti1,810 people
- Pura Patti1,775 people
- Dalipur1,771 people
- Mawai1,664 people
- Baron1,627 people
- Sawar1,620 people
- Budour1,474 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Biswan from Chhatarpur?79 km by road
- What is the population of Biswan?1,677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biswan in?Chhatarpur district (Ghuwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Biswan?59.8% (Census 2011)