# Sahawan Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/sahawan/ Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur # Sahawan Sahawan is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,286 people in 730 households**, the 9th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 3,286people (2011) - 730households - 75.6%literacy - 985females per 1,000 males ## Sahawan PIN code and other codes Sahawan falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBabai - Census village code490853 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sahawan from nearby towns? - Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Narsimhapur (district HQ)65 km by road - Gadarwara (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 Sahawan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sahawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salechauka - ○Degree college10+ km · Gadarwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sahawan known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and sugarcane**. About 90% of the 643 hectares of village land is sown, and 567 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 Sahawan Of every 100 households in Sahawan in 2011, 88 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sahawan · ■ Gadarwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **63% Toilet within the home ****38%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **73% Tap water ****43%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****31%** **32% Television ****36%** **24% Mobile phone ****27%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **44% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sahawan? ■ Sahawan · ■ Gadarwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **927 Working population ****38.2%** **43.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 68.0% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 367 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (9%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 49 (4%) · **■** Marginal 700 (56%) 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 - Barha4,612 people - Bohani3,982 people - Tumda3,759 people - Khulri3,615 people - Chandan Kheda3,239 people - Panagar3,187 people - Sukha Khairi3,111 people - Lilwani3,001 people [All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sahawan from Narsimhapur?65 km by road - What is the population of Sahawan?3,286 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sahawan in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sahawan?75.6% (Census 2011)