Village · Sihora, Jabalpur
# Diwari

Diwari is a village in Sihora sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 538 people in 109 households, the 84th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.
- 538 people (2011)
- 109 households
- 82.7% literacy
- 928 females per 1,000 males

## Diwari PIN code and other codes

Diwari falls in Sihora sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Sihora
- Census village code 489130

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

## How far is Diwari from nearby towns?
- Sihora (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town) 17 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Diwari?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Diwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● 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
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Agariya
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sihora
- ○ 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 under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Diwari known for?

The main crops are dhan, wheat and chana. About 88% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Diwari

Of every 100 households in Diwari in 2011, 72 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Diwari · ■ Sihora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 72% 83%
- Toilet within the home 0% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 74%
- Tap water 1% 18%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95%
- Use banking services 0% 51%
- Television 12% 24%
- Mobile phone 38% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 2% 39%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Diwari?

■ Diwari · ■ Sihora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.7% 75.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 950
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 583 950
- Working population 56.5% 47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 69.3% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 115 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 18 (6%) · ■ Marginal 167 (55%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sihora
- Budhri 620 people
- Bhikha Kheda 572 people
- Bareli 551 people
- Bhatuli 544 people
- Mandod 517 people
- Paraswara 516 people
- Bandha 512 people
- Algoda 511 people

All 155 villages in Sihora

## Quick answers
- How far is Diwari from Jabalpur? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Diwari? 538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Diwari in? Jabalpur district (Sihora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Diwari? 82.7% (Census 2011)

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