# Badwel Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/badwel/ Village · Maheshwar, Khargone # Badwel Badwel is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,226 people in 541 households**, the 22nd largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 2,226people (2011) - 541households - 59.7%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Badwel PIN code and other codes Badwel falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMaheshwar - Census village code476897 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Badwel from nearby towns? - Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)70 km by road - Maheshwar (nearest town)15 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 Badwel? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Badwel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Mandleshwar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maheshwar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Badwel known for? About 37% of the 1,017 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Badwel Of every 100 households in Badwel in 2011, 99 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Badwel · ■ Maheshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **91% Toilet within the home ****16%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **81% Tap water ****38%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **87% Use banking services ****12%** **28% Television ****16%** **31% Mobile phone ****13%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****74%** **46% Own their home ****95%** **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 Badwel? ■ Badwel · ■ Maheshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **933 Working population ****51.3%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.7% for men and 51.7% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 215 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 857 (75%) · **■** Other work 37 (3%) · **■** Marginal 34 (3%) 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 - Pitamali2,401 people - Gulawad2,386 people - Mahetawada2,385 people - Akhipura2,335 people - Katargaon2,050 people - Nawalpura1,968 people - Kawdiya1,932 people - Bandera1,917 people [All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Badwel from Khargone?70 km by road - What is the population of Badwel?2,226 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badwel in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Badwel?59.7% (Census 2011)