Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni
# Diwari

Diwari is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,011 people in 234 households, the 55th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.
- 1,011 people (2011)
- 234 households
- 74.9% literacy
- 911 females per 1,000 males

## Diwari PIN code and other codes

Diwari falls in Dhimarkheda sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Dhimarkheda
- Census village code 488950

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

## How far is Diwari from nearby towns?
- Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Katni (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town) 35 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Diwari?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Diwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Murwari
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Dhimarkheda
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katni
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 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 Diwari known for?

About 54% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Diwari

Of every 100 households in Diwari in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Diwari · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 53%
- Toilet within the home 6% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 90%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 98%
- Use banking services 82% 50%
- Television 21% 13%
- Mobile phone 63% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 32% 52%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Diwari?

■ Diwari · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.9% 68.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 911 955
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1286 947
- Working population 55.0% 47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 58.8% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 74 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 155 (28%) · ■ Household industry 65 (12%) · ■ Other work 33 (6%) · ■ Marginal 229 (41%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dhimarkheda
- Barahta 1,054 people
- Sarai 1,034 people
- Bihariya 1,020 people
- Sagauna 1,016 people
- Itauli 1,008 people
- Mahgawan 988 people
- Pipariya 962 people
- Sarangpur 962 people

All 221 villages in Dhimarkheda

## Quick answers
- How far is Diwari from Katni? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Diwari? 1,011 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Diwari in? Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Diwari? 74.9% (Census 2011)

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