# Bakatawa Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Bakatawa

Bakatawa is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **430 people in 98 households**, the 177th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 430people (2011)
- 98households
- 37.0%literacy
- 1,087females per 1,000 males

## Bakatawa PIN code and other codes

Bakatawa falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494475

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

## How far is Bakatawa from nearby towns?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)96 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 Bakatawa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bakatawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bakatawa known for?

About 32% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Bakatawa

Of every 100 households in Bakatawa in 2011, 5 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakatawa · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**73%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**8%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****1%**

**66%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**50%

Own their home ****90%**

**89%

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 Bakatawa?

■ Bakatawa · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.0%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1175**

**950

Working population ****24.7%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.0% for men and 30.5% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 105 (99%)

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 Jamai

- Suwa Am444 people
- Tekapar437 people
- Garadei435 people
- Sarai433 people
- Barelipar422 people
- Patniya421 people
- Bamhani Mal412 people
- Surnadehi Ryt.410 people

[All 261 villages in Jamai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bakatawa from Chhindwara?96 km by road
- What is the population of Bakatawa?430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakatawa in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakatawa?37.0% (Census 2011)