# Jowa Village, Kareli, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kareli, Narsimhapur 

# Jowa

Jowa is a village in Kareli sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **823 people in 204 households**, the 62nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 823people (2011)
- 204households
- 71.0%literacy
- 1,037females per 1,000 males

## Jowa PIN code and other codes

Jowa falls in Kareli sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKareli
- Census village code491348

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

## How far is Jowa from nearby towns?

- Kareli (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Kareli (nearest town)3 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 Jowa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kareli
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kareli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narsimhapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Jowa known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, chana and wheat**. About 88% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Jowa

Of every 100 households in Jowa in 2011, 98 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jowa · ■ Kareli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**93%

Use banking services ****47%**

**40%

Television ****50%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**42%

Own their home ****88%**

**94%

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 Jowa?

■ Jowa · ■ Kareli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1471**

**936

Working population ****45.4%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 61.5% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (24%) · **■** Marginal 100 (27%)

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 Kareli

- Janor910 people
- Surgi894 people
- Kartaj863 people
- Bagdari857 people
- Khiriya809 people
- Paloha799 people
- Basedi787 people
- Amheta766 people

[All 147 villages in Kareli](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/kareli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jowa from Narsimhapur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Jowa?823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jowa in?Narsimhapur district (Kareli sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jowa?71.0% (Census 2011)