# Sirwad Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/sirwad/ Village · Babai, Hoshangabad # Sirwad Sirwad is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,727 people in 285 households**, the 21st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 1,727people (2011) - 285households - 74.2%literacy - 962females per 1,000 males ## Sirwad PIN code and other codes Sirwad falls in Babai sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBabai - Census village code487593 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sirwad from nearby towns? - Babai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)28 km by road - Babai (nearest town)5 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 Sirwad? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sirwad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Babai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Babai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 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 Sirwad known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 92% of the 1,202 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,085 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 Sirwad Of every 100 households in Sirwad in 2011, 50 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sirwad · ■ Babai rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **67% Toilet within the home ****20%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **71% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****14%** **31% Television ****35%** **27% Mobile phone ****42%** **40% Computer with internet ****4%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **39% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sirwad? ■ Sirwad · ■ Babai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010** **919 Working population ****28.1%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 61.2% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (59%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (7%) · **■** Marginal 15 (3%) 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 - Sanga Kheda Khurd1,971 people - Rajon1,756 people - Pawar Kheda Khurd1,751 people - Jhalon1,735 people - Patni1,708 people - Budhni1,615 people - Satwasa1,486 people - Khargawali1,471 people [All 106 villages in Babai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sirwad from Hoshangabad?28 km by road - What is the population of Sirwad?1,727 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirwad in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sirwad?74.2% (Census 2011)