# Hiwarkhedi Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/hiwarkhedi/ Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Hiwarkhedi Hiwarkhedi is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,655 people in 537 households**, the 5th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 2,655people (2011) - 537households - 73.0%literacy - 942females per 1,000 males ## Hiwarkhedi PIN code and other codes Hiwarkhedi falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChaurai - Census village code494230 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hiwarkhedi from nearby towns? - Chhindwara (district HQ)40 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 Hiwarkhedi? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Hiwarkhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Hiwarkhedi known for? The main crops are **soyabean, makka and jawar**. About 82% of the 958 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Hiwarkhedi Of every 100 households in Hiwarkhedi in 2011, 76 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hiwarkhedi · ■ Chaurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **70% Toilet within the home ****5%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****4%** **36% Television ****26%** **20% Mobile phone ****35%** **27% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **46% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 Hiwarkhedi? ■ Hiwarkhedi · ■ Chaurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **941 Working population ****53.1%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 62.8% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 526 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (19%) · **■** Other work 83 (6%) · **■** Marginal 532 (38%) 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 Chaurai - Chand6,926 people - Samaswada3,127 people - Kunda2,876 people - Banka Nanganpur2,714 people - Kapurdda2,336 people - Chichgaon2,209 people - Gopalpur2,107 people - Palhari2,044 people [All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hiwarkhedi from Chhindwara?40 km by road - What is the population of Hiwarkhedi?2,655 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hiwarkhedi in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Hiwarkhedi?73.0% (Census 2011)