# Sanwari Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Sanwari

Sanwari is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **168 people in 38 households**, the 175th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 168people (2011)
- 38households
- 75.2%literacy
- 1,049females per 1,000 males

## Sanwari PIN code and other codes

Sanwari falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494265

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

## How far is Sanwari from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)50 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)6 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 Sanwari?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sanwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Thavri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kunda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Sanwari known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and tuar**. About 91% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Sanwari

Of every 100 households in Sanwari in 2011, 78 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sanwari · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**70%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****55%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**95%

Use banking services ****62%**

**36%

Television ****28%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**46%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 Sanwari?

■ Sanwari · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**941

Working population ****45.2%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 67.1% for women. 63% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 30 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (51%) · **■** Other work 7 (9%)

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

- Dawajhir278 people
- Maduwa Khurd263 people
- Narayanpur239 people
- Pathra Jangli Ryt.237 people
- Pakhadiya159 people
- Sarra133 people
- Ghoghri Harhar82 people
- Tighra Bisala54 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sanwari from Chhindwara?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sanwari?168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanwari in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sanwari?75.2% (Census 2011)