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

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Village · Murwara, Katni 

# Saraswahi

Saraswahi is a village in Murwara sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,158 people in 249 households**, the 48th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 1,158people (2011)
- 249households
- 62.9%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Saraswahi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKatni
- Census village code488176

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

## How far is Saraswahi from nearby towns?

- Katni (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)13 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)13 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 Saraswahi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Saraswahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Saraswahi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, dhan and chana**. About 30% of the 767 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Saraswahi

Of every 100 households in Saraswahi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saraswahi · ■ Murwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**14%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****72%**

**55%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Saraswahi?

■ Saraswahi · ■ Murwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**972

Working population ****40.0%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 51.5% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (10%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 118 (25%) · **■** Marginal 231 (50%)

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

- Bistara1,291 people
- Singhanpuri1,216 people
- Paunsara1,202 people
- Khadaula1,160 people
- Tedhi1,144 people
- Khajuri1,142 people
- Deodongra1,106 people
- Patwara1,104 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Saraswahi from Katni?13 km by road
- What is the population of Saraswahi?1,158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraswahi in?Katni district (Murwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saraswahi?62.9% (Census 2011)