# Kourawad Village, Barwaha, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/barwaha/kourawad/ Village · Barwaha, Khargone # Kourawad Kourawad is a village in Barwaha sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,117 people in 268 households**, the 89th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%. - 1,117people (2011) - 268households - 69.7%literacy - 909females per 1,000 males ## Kourawad PIN code and other codes Kourawad falls in Barwaha sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBarwaha - Census village code476589 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kourawad from nearby towns? - Barwaha (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)85 km by road - Barwaha (nearest town)14 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 Kourawad? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kourawad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Barwaha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Kourawad known for? The main crops are **kapas, soyabean and mirchi**. About 88% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Kourawad Of every 100 households in Kourawad in 2011, 89 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kourawad · ■ Barwaha rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **86% Toilet within the home ****9%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **81% Tap water ****20%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **91% Use banking services ****5%** **35% Television ****8%** **30% Mobile phone ****16%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****81%** **41% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Kourawad? ■ Kourawad · ■ Barwaha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%** **65.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868** **933 Working population ****51.7%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 55.0% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 83 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 466 (81%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Barwaha - Jaimalpura1,137 people - Khudgaon1,133 people - Ali Khurd1,130 people - Arsi Mirjapura1,125 people - Kotalya Khedi1,112 people - Sorthi Barul1,102 people - Jhigadi1,096 people - Khamki Barul1,095 people [All 323 villages in Barwaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/barwaha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kourawad from Khargone?85 km by road - What is the population of Kourawad?1,117 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kourawad in?Khargone district (Barwaha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kourawad?69.7% (Census 2011)