Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur
# Budwani

Budwani is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 458 people in 126 households, the 133rd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 458 people (2011)
- 126 households
- 62.8% literacy
- 1,009 females per 1,000 males

## Budwani PIN code and other codes

Budwani falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shahpura
- Census village code 489821

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

## How far is Budwani from nearby towns?
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 52 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Budwani?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chargawan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Budwani known for?

About 64% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Budwani

Of every 100 households in Budwani in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Budwani · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 79%
- Toilet within the home 0% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 73%
- Tap water 0% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 98% 40%
- Television 3% 27%
- Mobile phone 8% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 84% 43%
- Own their home 86% 96%

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

## What is the population of Budwani?

■ Budwani · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.8% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1009 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 935 925
- Working population 54.1% 47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 50.2% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 31 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 96 (39%) · ■ Other work 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 120 (48%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura
- Ahrora 491 people
- Bichuwa 479 people
- Tikri 466 people
- Gubarakhurd 465 people
- Nayanagar 458 people
- Ghughari 454 people
- Jhansi 451 people
- Kusmi 451 people

All 227 villages in Shahpura

## Quick answers
- How far is Budwani from Jabalpur? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Budwani? 458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Budwani in? Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Budwani? 62.8% (Census 2011)

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