# Chandwasa Village, Shamgarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/shamgarh/chandwasa/ Village · Shamgarh, Mandsaur # Chandwasa Chandwasa is a village in Shamgarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,018 people in 1,304 households**, the 1st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 6,018people (2011) - 1,304households - 72.5%literacy - 954females per 1,000 males ## Chandwasa PIN code and other codes Chandwasa falls in Shamgarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockGaroth - Census village code469480 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandwasa from nearby towns? - Shamgarh (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Mandsaur (district HQ)100 km by road - Shamgarh (nearest town)23 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 Chandwasa? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Chandwasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Garoth - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 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 Chandwasa known for? The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 70% of the 1,644 hectares of village land is sown, and 633 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 Chandwasa Of every 100 households in Chandwasa in 2011, 87 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chandwasa · ■ Shamgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **76% Toilet within the home ****20%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **92% Tap water ****37%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **97% Use banking services ****28%** **28% Television ****40%** **24% Mobile phone ****52%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **31% Own their home ****89%** **97% 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 Chandwasa? ■ Chandwasa · ■ Shamgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829** **924 Working population ****36.7%** **53.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 57.3% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 421 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 336 (15%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 707 (32%) · **■** Marginal 716 (32%) 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 Shamgarh - Baghuniya4,052 people - Melkheda3,867 people - Kurawan3,239 people - Khajuri Panth3,083 people [All 96 villages in Shamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/shamgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chandwasa from Mandsaur?100 km by road - What is the population of Chandwasa?6,018 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandwasa in?Mandsaur district (Shamgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chandwasa?72.5% (Census 2011)