Village · Thandla, Jhabua
# Khawasa

Khawasa is a village in Thandla sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 4,145 people in 866 households, the 6th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 37.2%.
- 4,145 people (2011)
- 866 households
- 73.9% literacy
- 974 females per 1,000 males

## Khawasa PIN code and other codes

Khawasa falls in Thandla sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Thandla
- Census village code 504194

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

## How far is Khawasa from nearby towns?
- Thandla (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Thandla (nearest town) 20 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Khawasa?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Khawasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 5 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 5 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ratlam
- ○ 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
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 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 Khawasa known for?

About 67% of the 1,468 hectares of village land is sown, and 408 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Khawasa

Of every 100 households in Khawasa in 2011, 90 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Khawasa · ■ Thandla rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 43%
- Toilet within the home 59% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 40% 95%
- Tap water 69% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 42% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 57% 98%
- Use banking services 62% 45%
- Television 58% 4%
- Mobile phone 59% 16%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 36% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 0%
- None of these assets 28% 75%
- Own their home 89% 99%

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

## What is the population of Khawasa?

■ Khawasa · ■ Thandla rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.9% 37.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 974 995
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 966 932
- Working population 44.8% 49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 62.8% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 954 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 82 (4%) · ■ Household industry 127 (7%) · ■ Other work 494 (27%) · ■ Marginal 201 (11%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Thandla
- Parwada 4,562 people
- Balwasa 4,549 people
- Ranni 4,472 people
- Madalda 4,459 people
- Semaliya Khawasa 4,034 people
- Kakanwani 3,958 people
- Bedawa 3,880 people
- Parwaliya 3,813 people

All 112 villages in Thandla

## Quick answers
- How far is Khawasa from Jhabua? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Khawasa? 4,145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khawasa in? Jhabua district (Thandla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khawasa? 73.9% (Census 2011)

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