Village · Petlawad, Jhabua # Kardawad Kardawad is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 6,511 people in 1,395 households, the 2nd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%. - 6,511 people (2011) - 1,395 households - 50.8% literacy - 1,026 females per 1,000 males ## Kardawad PIN code and other codes Kardawad falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Petlawad - Census village code 504225 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kardawad from nearby towns? - Petlawad (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Jhabua (district HQ) 55 km by road - Petlawad (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kardawad? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kardawad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 9 govt · 3 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State 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 - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Petlawad - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Petlawad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kardawad known for? About 59% of the 2,349 hectares of village land is sown, and 742 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kardawad Of every 100 households in Kardawad in 2011, 94 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kardawad · ■ Petlawad rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 79% - Toilet within the home 14% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 89% - Tap water 25% 14% - Drinking water within premises 20% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 94% - Use banking services 77% 59% - Television 14% 10% - Mobile phone 36% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 42% 54% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kardawad? ■ Kardawad · ■ Petlawad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.8% 45.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1026 999 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 912 951 - Working population 58.6% 56.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.1% for men and 40.0% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1,911 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 864 (23%) · ■ Household industry 37 (1%) · ■ Other work 387 (10%) · ■ Marginal 619 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Petlawad - Mohankot 6,530 people - Bamaniya 5,885 people - Raipuriya 5,534 people - Sarangi 4,081 people - Gunawad 3,943 people All 240 villages in Petlawad ## Quick answers - How far is Kardawad from Jhabua? 55 km by road - What is the population of Kardawad? 6,511 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kardawad in? Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kardawad? 50.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/kardawad/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.