Village · Punasa, Khandwa # Jalwa Buzurg Jalwa Buzurg is a village in Punasa sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,200 people in 463 households, the 20th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%. - 2,200 people (2011) - 463 households - 56.9% literacy - 930 females per 1,000 males ## Jalwa Buzurg PIN code and other codes Jalwa Buzurg falls in Punasa sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Punasa - Census village code 506040 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jalwa Buzurg from nearby towns? - Punasa (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road - Khandwa (district HQ) 46 km by road - Mundi (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jalwa Buzurg? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Jalwa Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mundi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khandwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Khandwa - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jalwa Buzurg known for? The main crops are soyabean, cotton and wheat. About 49% of the 1,474 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jalwa Buzurg Of every 100 households in Jalwa Buzurg in 2011, 30 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jalwa Buzurg · ■ Punasa rural average - Electricity for lighting 30% 76% - Toilet within the home 4% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 78% - Tap water 0% 29% - Drinking water within premises 3% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92% - Use banking services 50% 55% - Television 10% 24% - Mobile phone 17% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 63% 44% - Own their home 99% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jalwa Buzurg? ■ Jalwa Buzurg · ■ Punasa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.9% 64.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 930 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1067 932 - Working population 45.3% 49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.3% for men and 45.3% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 285 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 412 (41%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 62 (6%) · ■ Marginal 233 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Punasa - Mohana 2,514 people - Bangarda 2,452 people - Gauil 2,448 people - Jamkota 2,341 people - Bhagwanpura 2,080 people - Gunjali 2,022 people - Gordiya 1,999 people - Chikdhaliya 1,961 people All 165 villages in Punasa ## Quick answers - How far is Jalwa Buzurg from Khandwa? 46 km by road - What is the population of Jalwa Buzurg? 2,200 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jalwa Buzurg in? Khandwa district (Punasa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jalwa Buzurg? 56.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/punasa/jalwa-buzurg/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.