# Babai Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Babai

Babai is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,530 people in 308 households**, the 21st largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,530people (2011)
- 308households
- 68.6%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Babai PIN code and other codes

Babai falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493908

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

## How far is Babai from nearby towns?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)35 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)35 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 Babai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Babai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paltabaan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand 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 Babai known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 66% of the 707 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 Babai

Of every 100 households in Babai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Babai · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**92%

Tap water ****44%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**54%

Television ****15%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**51%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Babai?

■ Babai · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**970

Working population ****45.1%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 59.4% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 363 (53%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 152 (22%)

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 Amarwara

- Dhoda Kuhi1,667 people
- Manegaon1,638 people
- Sajwa1,541 people
- Jungawada1,537 people
- Markawada1,515 people
- Lakhanwada1,488 people
- Umariya1,488 people
- Patniya1,458 people

[All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Babai from Chhindwara?35 km by road
- What is the population of Babai?1,530 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babai in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Babai?68.6% (Census 2011)