# Surwa Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/surwa/ Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone # Surwa Surwa is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,631 people in 343 households**, the 39th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,631people (2011) - 343households - 77.7%literacy - 1,026females per 1,000 males ## Surwa PIN code and other codes Surwa falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhikangaon - Census village code477422 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Surwa from nearby towns? - Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)31 km by road - Bhikangaon (nearest town)9 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 Surwa? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Surwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bamnala - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhikangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamnod - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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)8 h summer · 10 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 Surwa known for? The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 85% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Surwa Of every 100 households in Surwa in 2011, 96 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Surwa · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **77% Toilet within the home ****11%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **91% Tap water ****64%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****45%** **32% Television ****24%** **20% Mobile phone ****28%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****54%** **50% Own their home ****93%** **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 Surwa? ■ Surwa · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106** **936 Working population ****50.0%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 66.6% for women. 57% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 193 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (24%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 394 (48%) 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 - Pattharwada1,714 people - Kaldha1,680 people - Jamnya1,656 people - Kodla Jagir1,644 people - Jamnya Buzurg1,617 people - Bhikangaon1,612 people - Sirali1,609 people - Nimoni1,593 people [All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Surwa from Khargone?31 km by road - What is the population of Surwa?1,631 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surwa in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Surwa?77.7% (Census 2011)