# Likhawadi Village, Parasia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Parasia, Chhindwara 

# Likhawadi

Likhawadi is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,456 people in 311 households**, the 19th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 1,456people (2011)
- 311households
- 63.6%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Likhawadi PIN code and other codes

Likhawadi falls in Parasia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494688

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

## How far is Likhawadi from nearby towns?

- Parasia (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)39 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 Likhawadi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Likhawadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chikhili
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Likhawadi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, soyabean and makka**. About 55% of the 875 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Likhawadi

Of every 100 households in Likhawadi in 2011, 74 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Likhawadi · ■ Parasia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****60%**

**47%

Television ****16%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**48%

Own their home ****96%**

**82%

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 Likhawadi?

■ Likhawadi · ■ Parasia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**985

Working population ****39.8%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 173 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (25%) · **■** Other work 175 (30%) · **■** Marginal 86 (15%)

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 Parasia

- Khamra Jethu1,582 people
- Paijanwada1,533 people
- Bhokai1,514 people
- Bagbardhiya1,480 people
- Barariya1,333 people
- Tursi1,269 people
- Charai Kalan1,228 people
- Belgaon1,168 people

[All 90 villages in Parasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Likhawadi from Chhindwara?39 km by road
- What is the population of Likhawadi?1,456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Likhawadi in?Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Likhawadi?63.6% (Census 2011)