Village · Petlawad, Jhabua
# Garwada

Garwada is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 372 people in 79 households, the 151st largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%.
- 372 people (2011)
- 79 households
- 31.6% literacy
- 1,033 females per 1,000 males

## Garwada PIN code and other codes

Garwada falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Petlawad
- Census village code 504302

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

## How far is Garwada from nearby towns?
- Petlawad (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ) 77 km by road
- Petlawad (nearest town) 27 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Garwada?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Garwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sarangi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Petlawad
- ○ 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 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 canal / river

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Garwada known for?

About 17% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Garwada

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

■ Garwada · ■ Petlawad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 79%
- Toilet within the home 0% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89%
- Tap water 0% 14%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 1% 59%
- Television 0% 10%
- Mobile phone 0% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 100% 54%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Garwada?

■ Garwada · ■ Petlawad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 31.6% 45.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1033 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 953 951
- Working population 55.4% 56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.0% for men and 23.6% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 110 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 95 (46%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Petlawad
- Sukhneda 378 people
- Gularipada 376 people
- Badlipada 375 people
- Salarpada 373 people
- Bhurighati 371 people
- Boriya 370 people
- Hawarunda 370 people
- Petlawad 360 people

All 240 villages in Petlawad

## Other places named Garwada
- Garwada · Village, Gandhwani, Dhar · 803 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Garwada from Jhabua? 77 km by road
- What is the population of Garwada? 372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garwada in? Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garwada? 31.6% (Census 2011)

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