# Khalwara Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/khalwara/ Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni # Khalwara Khalwara is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,335 people in 272 households**, the 54th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 1,335people (2011) - 272households - 66.4%literacy - 946females per 1,000 males ## Khalwara PIN code and other codes Khalwara falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockVijayraghavgarh - Census village code488513 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khalwara from nearby towns? - Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Katni (district HQ)45 km by road - Kymore (nearest town)2 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 Khalwara? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Khalwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katin - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kymore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 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 Khalwara known for? About 50% of the 689 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Khalwara Of every 100 households in Khalwara in 2011, 57 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khalwara · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **47% Toilet within the home ****10%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **97% Use banking services ****29%** **38% Television ****25%** **14% Mobile phone ****36%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **39% Own their home ****98%** **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 Khalwara? ■ Khalwara · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **942 Working population ****36.6%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 56.6% for women. 52% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 59 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 163 (33%) · **■** Marginal 182 (37%) 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 - Jararoda1,378 people - Ghunaur1,369 people - Harduwa1,356 people - Deora Khurd1,348 people - Hantala1,304 people - Pureni1,275 people - Jiwara1,199 people - Tikariya1,181 people [All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khalwara from Katni?45 km by road - What is the population of Khalwara?1,335 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khalwara in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khalwara?66.4% (Census 2011)