Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad
# Niwari

Niwari is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 943 people in 185 households, the 42nd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.
- 943 people (2011)
- 185 households
- 59.4% literacy
- 856 females per 1,000 males

## Niwari PIN code and other codes

Niwari falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Sohagpur
- Census village code 487702

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

## How far is Niwari from nearby towns?
- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Niwari?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Niwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Niwari known for?

The main crops are soyabean, chana and wheat. About 84% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Niwari

Of every 100 households in Niwari in 2011, 52 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Niwari · ■ Sohagpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 52% 61%
- Toilet within the home 23% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 77% 73%
- Tap water 1% 17%
- Drinking water within premises 43% 34%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 93%
- Use banking services 56% 51%
- Television 27% 28%
- Mobile phone 50% 46%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 21% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 27% 30%
- Own their home 98% 96%

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

## What is the population of Niwari?

■ Niwari · ■ Sohagpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.4% 66.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 856 902
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1240 904
- Working population 32.1% 40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 42.9% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 162 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 32 (11%) · ■ Household industry 13 (4%) · ■ Other work 20 (7%) · ■ Marginal 76 (25%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sohagpur
- Sonsar Kheda 982 people
- Sankala 978 people
- Pamali 961 people
- Ajera 951 people
- Tekapar Chourmahri 859 people
- Singwada 847 people
- Isarpur 846 people
- Chargaon 814 people

All 167 villages in Sohagpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Niwari from Hoshangabad? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Niwari? 943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Niwari in? Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Niwari? 59.4% (Census 2011)

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