# Padwaha Village, Maharajpur, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajpur, Chhatarpur 

# Padwaha

Padwaha is a village in Maharajpur sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,540 people in 259 households**, the 18th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 1,540people (2011)
- 259households
- 65.3%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Padwaha PIN code and other codes

Padwaha falls in Maharajpur sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457765

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

## How far is Padwaha from nearby towns?

- Maharajpur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Maharajpur (nearest town)26 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 Padwaha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Mharajpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mharajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Padwaha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 74% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Padwaha

Of every 100 households in Padwaha in 2011, 74 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Padwaha · ■ Maharajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**55%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**47%

Television ****33%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**18%

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 Padwaha?

■ Padwaha · ■ Maharajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**891

Working population ****42.1%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 52.2% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 365 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (34%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 43 (7%)

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 Maharajpur

- Dilniya1,693 people
- Dhigpura1,682 people
- Gaurari1,607 people
- Mukharra1,583 people
- Bikora1,536 people
- Sindukhi1,514 people
- Nathpur1,508 people
- Malka1,497 people

[All 46 villages in Maharajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Padwaha from Chhatarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Padwaha?1,540 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padwaha in?Chhatarpur district (Maharajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Padwaha?65.3% (Census 2011)