Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad
# Barwani

Barwani is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,037 people in 208 households, the 33rd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.
- 1,037 people (2011)
- 208 households
- 57.6% literacy
- 906 females per 1,000 males

## Barwani PIN code and other codes

Barwani falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Sohagpur
- Census village code 487705

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Barwani from nearby towns?
- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Barwani?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Barwani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shobhapur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barwani known for?

The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 89% of the 334 hectares of village land is sown, and 296 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Barwani

Of every 100 households in Barwani in 2011, 61 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barwani · ■ Sohagpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 61% 61%
- Toilet within the home 12% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 73%
- Tap water 4% 17%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 34%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 93%
- Use banking services 49% 51%
- Television 18% 28%
- Mobile phone 41% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 35% 30%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Barwani?

■ Barwani · ■ Sohagpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.6% 66.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 906 902
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 920 904
- Working population 42.7% 40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 43.6% for women. 56% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 192 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 194 (44%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 35 (8%) · ■ Marginal 21 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sohagpur
- Ramnagar 1,067 people
- Dhikwada 1,053 people
- Bhiladiya 1,042 people
- Ajabgaon 1,041 people
- Gopal Pur 1,036 people
- Kohani 1,021 people
- Guram Khedi 995 people
- Nawalgaon 987 people

All 167 villages in Sohagpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Barwani from Hoshangabad? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Barwani? 1,037 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barwani in? Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barwani? 57.6% (Census 2011)

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