# Satwasa Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Babai, Hoshangabad 

# Satwasa

Satwasa is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,486 people in 342 households**, the 24th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,486people (2011)
- 342households
- 64.9%literacy
- 806females per 1,000 males

## Satwasa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code487571

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

## How far is Satwasa from nearby towns?

- Babai (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)52 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)22 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 Satwasa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Satwasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Semri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○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) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Satwasa known for?

The main crops are **soyabean and chana**. About 82% of the 579 hectares of village land is sown, and 277 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 Satwasa

Of every 100 households in Satwasa in 2011, 21 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Satwasa · ■ Babai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**71%

Tap water ****4%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**33%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**31%

Television ****18%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**39%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Satwasa?

■ Satwasa · ■ Babai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****806**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**919

Working population ****32.5%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 51.0% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 268 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (6%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Jhalon1,735 people
- Sirwad1,727 people
- Patni1,708 people
- Budhni1,615 people
- Khargawali1,471 people
- Baharpur1,459 people
- Sukkarwada1,457 people
- Gora1,456 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Satwasa from Hoshangabad?52 km by road
- What is the population of Satwasa?1,486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Satwasa in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Satwasa?64.9% (Census 2011)