# Chidawad Village, Tonk Khurd, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Tonk Khurd, Dewas 

# Chidawad

Chidawad is a village in Tonk Khurd sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,522 people in 661 households**, the 4th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 3,522people (2011)
- 661households
- 73.6%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Chidawad PIN code and other codes

Chidawad falls in Tonk Khurd sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockTonk Khurd
- Census village code473281

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

## How far is Chidawad from nearby towns?

- Tonk Khurd (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)23 km by road
- Tonk Khurd (nearest town)12 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 Chidawad?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Chidawad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Dewas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Chidawad known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 81% of the 1,001 hectares of village land is sown, and 420 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 Chidawad

Of every 100 households in Chidawad in 2011, 93 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chidawad · ■ Tonk Khurd rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**77%

Tap water ****76%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**95%

Use banking services ****51%**

**46%

Television ****45%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Chidawad?

■ Chidawad · ■ Tonk Khurd rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**912

Working population ****52.8%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 58.3% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 659 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,049 (56%)

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 Tonk Khurd

- Chobaradhira5,367 people
- Tonkkalan4,495 people
- Develi3,533 people
- Khareli3,189 people
- Samwarsi3,119 people
- Padlya2,999 people
- Barkheda2,831 people

[All 111 villages in Tonk Khurd](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/tonk-khurd/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chidawad from Dewas?23 km by road
- What is the population of Chidawad?3,522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chidawad in?Dewas district (Tonk Khurd sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chidawad?73.6% (Census 2011)
