# Awalya Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maheshwar, Khargone 

# Awalya

Awalya is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **964 people in 193 households**, the 80th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 964people (2011)
- 193households
- 57.5%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Awalya PIN code and other codes

Awalya falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMaheshwar
- Census village code476953

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

## How far is Awalya from nearby towns?

- Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)80 km by road
- Mandleshwar (nearest town)20 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 Awalya?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Awalya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gulawad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandleshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maheshwar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Awalya known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and mung**. About 67% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Awalya

Of every 100 households in Awalya in 2011, 80 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Awalya · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****12%**

**28%

Television ****18%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Awalya?

■ Awalya · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**933

Working population ****52.3%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 40.9% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (39%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 269 (53%)

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 Maheshwar

- Khedi1,035 people
- Kakariya987 people
- Prampura972 people
- Batholi968 people
- Samaspura944 people
- Malya Khedi939 people
- Ladvi937 people
- Pipliyadeo934 people

[All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Awalya from Khargone?80 km by road
- What is the population of Awalya?964 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Awalya in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Awalya?57.5% (Census 2011)