Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni
# Amuwari

Amuwari is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 489 people in 112 households, the 114th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 489 people (2011)
- 112 households
- 75.8% literacy
- 845 females per 1,000 males

## Amuwari PIN code and other codes

Amuwari falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Vijayraghavgarh
- Census village code 488499

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

## How far is Amuwari from nearby towns?
- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Katni (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Vijayraghavgarh (nearest town) 10 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Amuwari?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Amuwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kaimor
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kymore
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katni
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking 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 Amuwari known for?

About 72% of the 302 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Amuwari

Of every 100 households in Amuwari in 2011, 52 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amuwari · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 52% 47%
- Toilet within the home 8% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 93%
- Tap water 6% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97%
- Use banking services 36% 38%
- Television 15% 14%
- Mobile phone 37% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 31% 39%
- Own their home 98% 98%

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

## What is the population of Amuwari?

■ Amuwari · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.8% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 845 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1027 942
- Working population 29.7% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 61.8% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 41 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Household industry 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 47 (32%) · ■ Marginal 51 (35%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Vijayraghavgarh
- Bamhan Gawan 537 people
- Jamuwani Khurd 521 people
- Pipariya 504 people
- Badera 503 people
- Ramna 478 people
- Dadauri 477 people
- Sakri 476 people
- Padariya 435 people

All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh

## Quick answers
- How far is Amuwari from Katni? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Amuwari? 489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amuwari in? Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amuwari? 75.8% (Census 2011)

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