# Tekwa Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Maheshwar, Khargone 

# Tekwa

Tekwa is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,149 people in 244 households**, the 64th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,149people (2011)
- 244households
- 50.4%literacy
- 1,059females per 1,000 males

## Tekwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMaheshwar
- Census village code476898

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

## How far is Tekwa from nearby towns?

- Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)75 km by road
- Maheshwar (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 Tekwa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Tekwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badwel
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Tekwa known for?

The main crops are **cotton, makka and soyabean**. About 46% of the 567 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Tekwa

Of every 100 households in Tekwa in 2011, 95 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tekwa · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****4%**

**48%

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

**30%

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

**8%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****42%**

**28%

Television ****6%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**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 Tekwa?

■ Tekwa · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**933

Working population ****51.2%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 36.9% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 548 (93%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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

- Ghatya Baidi1,175 people
- Mardanya1,173 people
- Bhaklay1,167 people
- Barlay1,155 people
- Veklya1,127 people
- Gadi1,102 people
- Samraj1,100 people
- Balasgaon1,098 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Tekwa from Khargone?75 km by road
- What is the population of Tekwa?1,149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tekwa in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tekwa?50.4% (Census 2011)