# Kholwa Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone 

# Kholwa

Kholwa is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **860 people in 144 households**, the 82nd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 860people (2011)
- 144households
- 52.9%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Kholwa PIN code and other codes

Kholwa falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhikangaon
- Census village code477400

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

## How far is Kholwa from nearby towns?

- Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bhikangaon (nearest town)10 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 Kholwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kholwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Bhikangaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kholwa known for?

About 52% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Kholwa

Of every 100 households in Kholwa in 2011, 98 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kholwa · ■ Bhikangaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**32%

Television ****43%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**12%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**50%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Kholwa?

■ Kholwa · ■ Bhikangaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**936

Working population ****47.4%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.8% for men and 45.1% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 243 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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 Bhikangaon

- Sahejala940 people
- Chiltiya921 people
- Malkheda917 people
- Lalni874 people
- Bijasani857 people
- Roshya857 people
- Satwadi849 people
- Padlya838 people

[All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kholwa from Khargone?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kholwa?860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kholwa in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kholwa?52.9% (Census 2011)