# Buchanwadi Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Buchanwadi

Buchanwadi is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **301 people in 54 households**, the 209th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 301people (2011)
- 54households
- 40.2%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Buchanwadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494539

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

## How far is Buchanwadi from nearby towns?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)95 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 Buchanwadi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Buchanwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Navegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Buchanwadi known for?

About 66% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Buchanwadi

Of every 100 households in Buchanwadi in 2011, 39 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Buchanwadi · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**73%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****46%**

**66%

Television ****2%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Buchanwadi?

■ Buchanwadi · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.2%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1296**

**950

Working population ****57.5%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.5% for men and 35.8% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (17%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 104 (60%)

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

- Jatasemar327 people
- Mendka319 people
- Belgaon304 people
- Mohagaon304 people
- Talkhamra295 people
- Dorli293 people
- Purena Kothideo293 people
- Mudni290 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Buchanwadi from Chhindwara?95 km by road
- What is the population of Buchanwadi?301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buchanwadi in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Buchanwadi?40.2% (Census 2011)