# Kachhgawan Village, Murwara, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Murwara, Katni 

# Kachhgawan

Kachhgawan is a village in Murwara sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,337 people in 328 households**, the 41st largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 1,337people (2011)
- 328households
- 53.0%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Kachhgawan PIN code and other codes

Kachhgawan falls in Murwara sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKatni
- Census village code488094

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

## How far is Kachhgawan from nearby towns?

- Katni (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)25 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 Kachhgawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National 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 school10+ km · Kahanwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kachhgawan known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 63% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Kachhgawan

Of every 100 households in Kachhgawan in 2011, 33 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kachhgawan · ■ Murwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****23%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**55%

Television ****8%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Kachhgawan?

■ Kachhgawan · ■ Murwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**972

Working population ****36.3%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 44.5% for women. 48% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (5%) · **■** Marginal 428 (88%)

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 Murwara

- Salaiya1,394 people
- Keolari1,364 people
- Banda1,354 people
- Matwar Padariya1,342 people
- Matwari1,318 people
- Tikarwara1,311 people
- Bistara1,291 people
- Singhanpuri1,216 people

[All 123 villages in Murwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/murwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kachhgawan from Katni?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kachhgawan?1,337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachhgawan in?Katni district (Murwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kachhgawan?53.0% (Census 2011)