Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Nagwada Nagwada is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,367 people in 356 households, the 23rd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 1,367 people (2011) - 356 households - 69.4% literacy - 958 females per 1,000 males ## Nagwada PIN code and other codes Nagwada falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Bankhedi - Census village code 488041 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nagwada from nearby towns? - Bankhedi (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ) 96 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nagwada? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Nagwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bankhedi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pipariya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nagwada known for? The main crops are soyabean, dhan and wheat. About 85% of the 521 hectares of village land is sown, and 335 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nagwada Of every 100 households in Nagwada in 2011, 81 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nagwada · ■ Bankhedi rural average - Electricity for lighting 81% 59% - Toilet within the home 28% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 72% 74% - Tap water 0% 11% - Drinking water within premises 17% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94% - Use banking services 58% 27% - Television 15% 24% - Mobile phone 32% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 53% 36% - Own their home 94% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nagwada? ■ Nagwada · ■ Bankhedi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.4% 66.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 919 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 822 931 - Working population 52.0% 43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 58.7% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 143 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 134 (19%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 45 (6%) · ■ Marginal 380 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bankhedi - Pipar Pani 1,574 people - Paraswada 1,452 people - Theni 1,435 people - Nayagaon 1,368 people - Dhadaw Padaw 1,354 people - Paraswada 1,258 people - Tinsari 1,232 people - Bichhua 1,220 people All 125 villages in Bankhedi ## Quick answers - How far is Nagwada from Hoshangabad? 96 km by road - What is the population of Nagwada? 1,367 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nagwada in? Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Nagwada? 69.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/nagwada/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.