# Panwasa Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Babai, Hoshangabad 

# Panwasa

Panwasa is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **350 people in 65 households**, the 93rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 350people (2011)
- 65households
- 72.1%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Panwasa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code487537

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

## How far is Panwasa from nearby towns?

- Babai (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)34 km by road
- Babai (nearest town)11 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 Panwasa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Panwasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Babai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Panwasa known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 83% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Panwasa

Of every 100 households in Panwasa in 2011, 88 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panwasa · ■ Babai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****57%**

**31%

Television ****34%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**39%

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 Panwasa?

■ Panwasa · ■ Babai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**919

Working population ****34.6%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 63.3% for women. 45% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (10%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%) · **■** Marginal 64 (53%)

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

- Kadhaiya409 people
- Dobh401 people
- Alakhedi377 people
- Banshi Khairi360 people
- Panjra Khurd347 people
- Dangiwada340 people
- Khutiya285 people
- Gajanpur239 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Panwasa from Hoshangabad?34 km by road
- What is the population of Panwasa?350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panwasa in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Panwasa?72.1% (Census 2011)