# Kuwan Village, Barhi, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhi, Katni 

# Kuwan

Kuwan is a village in Barhi sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,220 people in 782 households**, the 10th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 3,220people (2011)
- 782households
- 66.4%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Kuwan PIN code and other codes

Kuwan falls in Barhi sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBadwara
- Census village code488334

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kuwan from nearby towns?

- Barhi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)62 km by road
- Barhi (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kuwan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kuwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salaeya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kuwan known for?

Products made here include baswanda. About 35% of the 1,301 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kuwan

Of every 100 households in Kuwan in 2011, 47 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuwan · ■ Barhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**32%

Television ****16%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**45%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kuwan?

■ Kuwan · ■ Barhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**945

Working population ****45.2%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 53.6% for women. 50% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 293 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (10%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 194 (13%) · **■** Marginal 794 (55%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barhi

- Bichpura3,969 people
- Karaundi Khurd3,772 people
- Karela3,741 people
- Salaiya Sihora3,407 people
- Bujbuja3,022 people
- Jaguwa2,836 people
- Nadawan2,516 people
- Kanor2,445 people

[All 50 villages in Barhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/barhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kuwan from Katni?62 km by road
- What is the population of Kuwan?3,220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuwan in?Katni district (Barhi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kuwan?66.4% (Census 2011)