Village · Meghnagar, Jhabua # Bawadi Bawadi is a village in Meghnagar sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,142 people in 207 households, the 56th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.3%. - 1,142 people (2011) - 207 households - 26.6% literacy - 1,028 females per 1,000 males ## Bawadi PIN code and other codes Bawadi falls in Meghnagar sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Meghnagar - Census village code 504547 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bawadi from nearby towns? - Meghnagar (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road - Jhabua (district HQ) 43 km by road - Thandla (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bawadi? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bawadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service 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 - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Thandla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thandla - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 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 Bawadi known for? The main crops are makka, soyabean and wheat. About 63% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bawadi Of every 100 households in Bawadi in 2011, 48 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bawadi · ■ Meghnagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 48% 44% - Toilet within the home 4% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 96% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 2% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 98% 35% - Television 2% 4% - Mobile phone 17% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 78% 70% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bawadi? ■ Bawadi · ■ Meghnagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 26.6% 39.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1028 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1114 924 - Working population 56.2% 50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 36.4% for men and 17.0% for women. 55% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 302 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 45 (7%) · ■ Other work 9 (1%) · ■ Marginal 286 (45%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Meghnagar - Amaliya Mal 1,250 people - Piploda Bada 1,248 people - Ochaka 1,232 people - Gadwada 1,195 people - Agasiya 1,135 people - Badlipada 1,060 people - Parnali 1,036 people - Nagan Khedi 1,020 people All 110 villages in Meghnagar ## Quick answers - How far is Bawadi from Jhabua? 43 km by road - What is the population of Bawadi? 1,142 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bawadi in? Jhabua district (Meghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bawadi? 26.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/bawadi-504547/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.