# Mahendrawadi Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Babai, Hoshangabad 

# Mahendrawadi

Mahendrawadi is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,309 people in 289 households**, the 35th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,309people (2011)
- 289households
- 72.3%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Mahendrawadi PIN code and other codes

Mahendrawadi falls in Babai sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code487603

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

## How far is Mahendrawadi from nearby towns?

- Babai (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)35 km by road
- Babai (nearest town)13 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 Mahendrawadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Babai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Babai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Mahendrawadi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, dhan and wheat**. About 46% of the 769 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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 Mahendrawadi

Of every 100 households in Mahendrawadi in 2011, 58 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahendrawadi · ■ Babai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**71%

Tap water ****33%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**33%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**31%

Television ****14%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mahendrawadi?

■ Mahendrawadi · ■ Babai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**919

Working population ****39.8%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 60.3% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 23 (4%) · **■** Other work 36 (7%) · **■** Marginal 380 (73%)

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 Babai

- Muhasa1,398 people
- Chaplasar1,388 people
- Baglon1,362 people
- Kharda1,347 people
- Bachhwada1,279 people
- Suwakhedi1,247 people
- Talkesri1,234 people
- Khidiya1,076 people

[All 106 villages in Babai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahendrawadi from Hoshangabad?35 km by road
- What is the population of Mahendrawadi?1,309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahendrawadi in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahendrawadi?72.3% (Census 2011)