# Dewali Kalan Village, Khalwa, Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/khalwa/dewali-kalan/ Village · Khalwa, Khandwa # Dewali Kalan Dewali Kalan is a village in Khalwa sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,175 people in 391 households**, the 29th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%. - 2,175people (2011) - 391households - 50.1%literacy - 918females per 1,000 males ## Dewali Kalan PIN code and other codes Dewali Kalan falls in Khalwa sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKhalwa - Census village code505634 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dewali Kalan from nearby towns? - Khalwa (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Khandwa (district HQ)52 km by road - Khandwa (nearest town)52 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 Dewali Kalan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Dewali Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Khandwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 Dewali Kalan known for? The main crops are **soyabean and dhan**. About 84% of the 631 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Dewali Kalan Of every 100 households in Dewali Kalan in 2011, 86 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dewali Kalan · ■ Khalwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **75% Toilet within the home ****3%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****82%** **46% Television ****11%** **13% Mobile phone ****16%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****63%** **57% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Dewali Kalan? ■ Dewali Kalan · ■ Khalwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%** **53.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876** **942 Working population ****49.3%** **48.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.5% for men and 35.8% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 360 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (3%) · **■** Marginal 435 (41%) 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 Khalwa - Mohanya Kheda2,253 people - Dabhiya2,250 people - Malhargarh2,198 people - Padlya Mal2,187 people - Kala Aam Khurd2,141 people - Lakhanpur2,134 people - Dhakana2,086 people - Rajpura Bakhar2,063 people [All 147 villages in Khalwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/khalwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dewali Kalan from Khandwa?52 km by road - What is the population of Dewali Kalan?2,175 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dewali Kalan in?Khandwa district (Khalwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dewali Kalan?50.1% (Census 2011)