Village · Jamai, Chhindwara # Dhawasiya Dhawasiya is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 85 people in 17 households, the 254th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 85 people (2011) - 17 households - 23.5% literacy - 932 females per 1,000 males ## Dhawasiya PIN code and other codes Dhawasiya falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Jamai - Census village code 494646 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhawasiya from nearby towns? - Jamai (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 44 km by road - Jamai (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhawasiya? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Dhawasiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Dorli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jamai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhawasiya known for? The main crops are makka, soyabean and wheat. About 41% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhawasiya Of every 100 households in Dhawasiya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhawasiya · ■ Jamai rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 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 100% 66% - Television 35% 17% - Mobile phone 29% 19% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 18% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 0% 50% - Own their home 100% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhawasiya? ■ Dhawasiya · ■ Jamai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 23.5% 54.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 932 988 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 545 950 - Working population 38.8% 45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 21.2% for men and 25.7% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 11 (33%) · ■ Marginal 22 (67%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jamai - Kodakhuri 133 people - Kharsi Adewas 132 people - Lakhapur 109 people - Dhodra Mau 100 people - Seonighat 75 people - Nawegaon Ryt. 63 people - Bichuwa Mal 59 people - Bhimsani Ryt. 57 people All 261 villages in Jamai ## Quick answers - How far is Dhawasiya from Chhindwara? 44 km by road - What is the population of Dhawasiya? 85 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhawasiya in? Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhawasiya? 23.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/dhawasiya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.