# Kahua Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Kahua

Kahua is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,986 people in 383 households**, the 10th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,986people (2011)
- 383households
- 45.8%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Kahua PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493882

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

## How far is Kahua from nearby towns?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)70 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)25 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 Kahua?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Amarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kahua known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, chana and wheat**. About 59% of the 1,011 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Kahua

Of every 100 households in Kahua in 2011, 68 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kahua · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**66%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****77%**

**54%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**51%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kahua?

■ Kahua · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**970

Working population ****55.7%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.4% for men and 37.2% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 412 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (3%) · **■** Marginal 356 (32%)

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

- Lahagadua2,276 people
- Barah Hira2,196 people
- Bineki2,100 people
- Dhasanwada2,037 people
- Khakra Chourai1,970 people
- Banka Mukasa1,951 people
- Sonpur1,934 people
- Saliwada Sharda1,892 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kahua from Chhindwara?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kahua?1,986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kahua in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kahua?45.8% (Census 2011)