# Umar Kuwakalan Village, Gandhwani, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gandhwani, Dhar 

# Umar Kuwakalan

Umar Kuwakalan is a village in Gandhwani sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **380 people in 71 households**, the 119th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 380people (2011)
- 71households
- 37.6%literacy
- 1,135females per 1,000 males

## Umar Kuwakalan PIN code and other codes

Umar Kuwakalan falls in Gandhwani sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGandhwani
- Census village code475329

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

## How far is Umar Kuwakalan from nearby towns?

- Gandhwani (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Dhar (district HQ)50 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 Umar Kuwakalan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Umar Kuwakalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amjhera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamnod
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 waterhand pumps

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 Umar Kuwakalan known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, maize and wheat**. About 8% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Umar Kuwakalan

Of every 100 households in Umar Kuwakalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Umar Kuwakalan · ■ 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 ****78%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**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 Umar Kuwakalan?

■ Umar Kuwakalan · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.6%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1135**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**983

Working population ****49.5%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.8% for men and 36.6% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 82 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (48%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 14 (7%)

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

- Golpura Pada401 people
- Borda400 people
- Virpurpada396 people
- Chanduri382 people
- Bhuriya Kund378 people
- Bijalpur378 people
- Machhlai371 people
- Luharpura355 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Umar Kuwakalan from Dhar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Umar Kuwakalan?380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umar Kuwakalan in?Dhar district (Gandhwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Umar Kuwakalan?37.6% (Census 2011)