# Mawad Village, Gandhwani, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gandhwani, Dhar 

# Mawad

Mawad is a village in Gandhwani sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **351 people in 53 households**, the 125th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 351people (2011)
- 53households
- 37.4%literacy
- 1,053females per 1,000 males

## Mawad PIN code and other codes

Mawad falls in Gandhwani sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGandhwani
- Census village code475219

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

## How far is Mawad from nearby towns?

- Dhar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dhar (nearest town)30 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 Mawad?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amjhera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamnod
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Mawad known for?

The main crops are **soyabean**. About 12% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Mawad

Of every 100 households in Mawad in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawad · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**69%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Mawad?

■ Mawad · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.4%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1457**

**983

Working population ****44.7%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.1% for men and 30.2% for women. 50% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (20%) · **■** Other work 41 (26%) · **■** Marginal 79 (50%)

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 Gandhwani

- Bijalpur378 people
- Machhlai371 people
- Luharpura355 people
- Panpura355 people
- Ratanpura337 people
- Golpura Pada295 people
- Bhutiya Pura293 people
- Badkhodra271 people

[All 150 villages in Gandhwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/gandhwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mawad from Dhar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Mawad?351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawad in?Dhar district (Gandhwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mawad?37.4% (Census 2011)