# Lakhanwada Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Lakhanwada

Lakhanwada is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,488 people in 308 households**, the 23rd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,488people (2011)
- 308households
- 62.5%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Lakhanwada PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493965

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

## How far is Lakhanwada from nearby towns?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)52 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)12 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 Lakhanwada?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Lakhanwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amarwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand 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 Lakhanwada known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and pea**. About 75% of the 308 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 Lakhanwada

Of every 100 households in Lakhanwada in 2011, 31 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lakhanwada · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****21%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****99%**

**54%

Television ****14%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**51%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Lakhanwada?

■ Lakhanwada · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**970

Working population ****55.7%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 51.7% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 214 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (28%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (10%) · **■** Marginal 299 (36%)

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

- Sajwa1,541 people
- Jungawada1,537 people
- Babai1,530 people
- Markawada1,515 people
- Umariya1,488 people
- Patniya1,458 people
- Khami Hira1,430 people
- Kekda1,360 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Lakhanwada from Chhindwara?52 km by road
- What is the population of Lakhanwada?1,488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakhanwada in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lakhanwada?62.5% (Census 2011)