# Pithwani Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Pithwani

Pithwani is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,733 people in 345 households**, the 54th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 1,733people (2011)
- 345households
- 66.1%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Pithwani PIN code and other codes

Pithwani falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSaikheda
- Census village code490838

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

## How far is Pithwani from nearby towns?

- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)66 km by road
- Gadarwara (nearest town)16 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 Pithwani?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Pithwani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banwari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Pithwani known for?

About 90% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Pithwani

Of every 100 households in Pithwani in 2011, 69 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pithwani · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**73%

Tap water ****31%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**32%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Pithwani?

■ Pithwani · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**927

Working population ****48.7%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 51.7% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 341 (40%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (5%) · **■** Marginal 317 (38%)

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 Gadarwara

- Kathotiya1,791 people
- Dhursuru1,781 people
- Chargaon Khurd1,741 people
- Bhorjhir1,739 people
- Kanhargaon1,726 people
- Muar1,698 people
- Gardha1,648 people
- Malhanwada1,637 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pithwani from Narsimhapur?66 km by road
- What is the population of Pithwani?1,733 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pithwani in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pithwani?66.1% (Census 2011)