Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Dawajhir Dawajhir is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 278 people in 54 households, the 171st largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 278 people (2011) - 54 households - 66.9% literacy - 1,029 females per 1,000 males ## Dawajhir PIN code and other codes Dawajhir falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Chaurai - Census village code 494412 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dawajhir from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 45 km by road - Chaurai Khas (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dawajhir? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dawajhir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dawajhir known for? About 61% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dawajhir Of every 100 households in Dawajhir in 2011, 85 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dawajhir · ■ Chaurai rural average - Electricity for lighting 85% 70% - Toilet within the home 0% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88% - Tap water 0% 33% - Drinking water within premises 0% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 48% 36% - Television 2% 20% - Mobile phone 0% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 15% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 68% 46% - Own their home 98% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dawajhir? ■ Dawajhir · ■ Chaurai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 70.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1029 940 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 2667 941 - Working population 52.2% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 54.7% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 28 (19%) · ■ Other work 7 (5%) · ■ Marginal 108 (74%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chaurai - Kamati 311 people - Pipariya Ratti 309 people - Kedarpur Kalan 307 people - Singna 302 people - Maduwa Khurd 263 people - Narayanpur 239 people - Pathra Jangli Ryt. 237 people - Sanwari 168 people All 190 villages in Chaurai ## Quick answers - How far is Dawajhir from Chhindwara? 45 km by road - What is the population of Dawajhir? 278 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dawajhir in? Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dawajhir? 66.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/dawajhir/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.