# Durgwada Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Durgwada

Durgwada is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **461 people in 89 households**, the 166th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 461people (2011)
- 89households
- 59.1%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Durgwada PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494580

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

## How far is Durgwada from nearby towns?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)57 km by road
- Jamai (nearest town)37 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 Durgwada?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nave Goan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Durgwada known for?

The main crops are **dhan, makka and soyabean**. About 73% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Durgwada

Of every 100 households in Durgwada in 2011, 67 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgwada · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****20%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****32%**

**66%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**50%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Durgwada?

■ Durgwada · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1593**

**950

Working population ****55.3%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 47.3% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 210 (82%)

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

- Sathiya468 people
- Ramnagari467 people
- Uchetemru466 people
- Umardoh465 people
- Sendal Gondhi461 people
- Dhannor458 people
- Khadwadi455 people
- Ghutti453 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Durgwada from Chhindwara?57 km by road
- What is the population of Durgwada?461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgwada in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Durgwada?59.1% (Census 2011)