Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni
# Nanhwara Kalan

Nanhwara Kalan is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 4,014 people in 912 households, the 6th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 4,014 people (2011)
- 912 households
- 65.7% literacy
- 932 females per 1,000 males

## Nanhwara Kalan PIN code and other codes

Nanhwara Kalan falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Vijayraghavgarh
- Census village code 488500

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

## How far is Nanhwara Kalan from nearby towns?
- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Katni (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Vijayraghavgarh (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nanhwara Kalan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Nanhwara Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 4 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● ITI / vocational school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Vijayraghavgarh
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nanhwara Kalan known for?

About 73% of the 714 hectares of village land is sown, and 270 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nanhwara Kalan

Of every 100 households in Nanhwara Kalan in 2011, 47 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nanhwara Kalan · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 47% 47%
- Toilet within the home 4% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 93%
- Tap water 24% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 13% 38%
- Television 8% 14%
- Mobile phone 13% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 61% 39%
- Own their home 96% 98%

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

## What is the population of Nanhwara Kalan?

■ Nanhwara Kalan · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.7% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 932 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 899 942
- Working population 40.9% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 56.6% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 382 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 298 (18%) · ■ Household industry 15 (1%) · ■ Other work 655 (40%) · ■ Marginal 292 (18%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Vijayraghavgarh
- Karitalai 5,197 people
- Singaudi 5,072 people
- Bhaiswahi 4,730 people
- Harraiya 4,103 people
- Ubara 3,966 people
- Itora 3,875 people
- Deora Kalan 3,577 people
- Gudgadauha 3,219 people

All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh

## Quick answers
- How far is Nanhwara Kalan from Katni? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Nanhwara Kalan? 4,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nanhwara Kalan in? Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nanhwara Kalan? 65.7% (Census 2011)

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