# Amgawan Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Amgawan

Amgawan is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 57 households**, the 129th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 269people (2011)
- 57households
- 59.4%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Amgawan PIN code and other codes

Amgawan falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483967

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

## How far is Amgawan from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)60 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town)5 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 Amgawan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Amgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gairatganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Amgawan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 54% of the 364 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Amgawan

Of every 100 households in Amgawan in 2011, 53 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Amgawan · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****9%**

**26%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**41%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Amgawan?

■ Amgawan · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**941

Working population ****54.6%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 48.0% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 140 (95%)

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 Gairatganj

- Dhilwar279 people
- Hatnapur279 people
- Semrajerghati279 people
- Parasiya278 people
- Sultanpur268 people
- Amapani261 people
- Khajuriya260 people
- Sanwali257 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amgawan from Raisen?60 km by road
- What is the population of Amgawan?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amgawan in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amgawan?59.4% (Census 2011)