Village · Bhitarwar, Gwalior
# Bagwai

Bagwai is a village in Bhitarwar sub-district of Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code 475220. The 2011 Census counted 3,478 people in 629 households, the 3rd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.
- 3,478 people (2011)
- 629 households
- 60.9% literacy
- 475220 PIN code

## Bagwai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bagwai is 475220. Bagwai falls in Bhitarwar sub-district, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh.
- PIN code 475220
- Community development block Bhitarwar
- Census village code 454262

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bagwai from nearby towns?
- Bhitarwar (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Gwalior (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Bhitarwar (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bagwai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Bagwai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhitarwar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dabra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gwalior
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bagwai known for?

The main crops are dhan and wheat. About 84% of the 1,372 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,146 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bagwai

Of every 100 households in Bagwai in 2011, 32 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bagwai · ■ Bhitarwar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 32% 59%
- Toilet within the home 7% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 88%
- Tap water 7% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 98%
- Use banking services 33% 28%
- Television 24% 27%
- Mobile phone 54% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 2%
- None of these assets 31% 30%
- Own their home 98% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bagwai?

■ Bagwai · ■ Bhitarwar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.9% 63.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 878 866
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 860 884
- Working population 44.0% 45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 44.3% for women. 53% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 543 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 248 (16%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 63 (4%) · ■ Marginal 671 (44%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bhitarwar
- San Khini 4,127 people
- Kerua 3,737 people
- Mastura 3,378 people
- Gohinda 2,662 people
- Mohangarh 2,649 people
- Rithondan 2,527 people

All 85 villages in Bhitarwar

## Other places named Bagwai
- Bagwai · Village, Biaora, Rajgarh · 1,184 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bagwai? 475220
- How far is Bagwai from Gwalior? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Bagwai? 3,478 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagwai in? Gwalior district (Bhitarwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bagwai? 60.9% (Census 2011)

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