# Padwai Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni 

# Padwai

Padwai is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **867 people in 232 households**, the 78th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 867people (2011)
- 232households
- 80.6%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Padwai PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVijayraghavgarh
- Census village code488472

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

## How far is Padwai from nearby towns?

- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)24 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)24 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 Padwai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Padwai; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Devra Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Padwai known for?

About 64% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Padwai

Of every 100 households in Padwai in 2011, 18 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Padwai · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**8%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****30%**

**38%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Padwai?

■ Padwai · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1258**

**942

Working population ****40.7%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 68.5% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 227 (64%)

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

- Dadauri935 people
- Chori905 people
- Bakeli887 people
- Salaiya Paharhai873 people
- Gauraha865 people
- Barhata859 people
- Goindra854 people
- Majhgawan849 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Padwai from Katni?24 km by road
- What is the population of Padwai?867 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padwai in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Padwai?80.6% (Census 2011)