# Dhawaiya Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni 

# Dhawaiya

Dhawaiya is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,710 people in 391 households**, the 38th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,710people (2011)
- 391households
- 65.9%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Dhawaiya PIN code and other codes

Dhawaiya falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijayraghavgarh
- Census village code488571

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

## How far is Dhawaiya from nearby towns?

- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)5 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)5 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 Dhawaiya?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Barahi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Dhawaiya known for?

About 61% of the 845 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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 Dhawaiya

Of every 100 households in Dhawaiya in 2011, 28 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhawaiya · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****65%**

**38%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**39%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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 Dhawaiya?

■ Dhawaiya · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**942

Working population ****38.2%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 54.2% for women. 50% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 222 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (12%) · **■** Marginal 160 (24%)

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 Vijayraghavgarh

- Tikar1,803 people
- Badari1,746 people
- Dhanwahi1,745 people
- Khuteshar1,715 people
- Surma1,709 people
- Jamuwani Kalan1,687 people
- Rajarwara1,635 people
- Kusma1,602 people

[All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhawaiya from Katni?5 km by road
- What is the population of Dhawaiya?1,710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhawaiya in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhawaiya?65.9% (Census 2011)