Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur
# Natwara

Natwara is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,825 people in 633 households, the 9th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 2,825 people (2011)
- 633 households
- 80.6% literacy
- 1,025 females per 1,000 males

## Natwara PIN code and other codes

Natwara falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shahpura
- Census village code 489682

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

## How far is Natwara from nearby towns?
- Shahpura (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town) 3 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Natwara?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Natwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shahpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Natwara known for?

The main crops are wheat and chana. About 92% of the 901 hectares of village land is sown, and 733 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Natwara

Of every 100 households in Natwara in 2011, 90 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Natwara · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 79%
- Toilet within the home 24% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 74% 73%
- Tap water 12% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 95%
- Use banking services 27% 40%
- Television 33% 27%
- Mobile phone 22% 30%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 43% 43%
- Own their home 92% 96%

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

## What is the population of Natwara?

■ Natwara · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.6% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1025 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 919 925
- Working population 46.3% 47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 71.3% for women. 60% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 153 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 818 (63%) · ■ Household industry 19 (1%) · ■ Other work 164 (13%) · ■ Marginal 154 (12%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura
- Ramkhiriya 3,235 people
- Sahajpur 3,225 people
- Bilha 3,023 people
- Sundradehi 2,880 people
- Sunachar 2,773 people
- Phular 2,705 people
- Sunwara 2,650 people
- Bhita 2,541 people

All 227 villages in Shahpura

## Quick answers
- How far is Natwara from Jabalpur? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Natwara? 2,825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Natwara in? Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Natwara? 80.6% (Census 2011)

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