# Chhawani Village, Khilchipur, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khilchipur, Rajgarh 

# Chhawani

Chhawani is a village in Khilchipur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **468 people in 100 households**, the 120th largest of 317 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%.

- 468people (2011)
- 100households
- 29.4%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Chhawani PIN code and other codes

Chhawani falls in Khilchipur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhilchipur
- Census village code478984

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

## How far is Chhawani from nearby towns?

- Khilchipur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Rajgarh (district HQ)20 km by road
- Khilchipur (nearest town)4 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 Chhawani?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chhawani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pachore
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pachore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachore
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Chhawani known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and jawar**. About 54% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Chhawani

Of every 100 households in Chhawani in 2011, 66 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhawani · ■ Khilchipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**43%

Television ****16%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**56%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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 Chhawani?

■ Chhawani · ■ Khilchipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.4%**

**50.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**945

Working population ****41.7%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.5% for men and 20.1% for women. 52% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (10%) · **■** Other work 53 (27%) · **■** Marginal 73 (37%)

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 Khilchipur

- Moya Khedi474 people
- Sameli474 people
- Peepakhedi472 people
- Barkheda468 people
- Melu Kheda467 people
- Mohkampura465 people
- Mannipura462 people
- Dob453 people

[All 335 villages in Khilchipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/khilchipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhawani from Rajgarh?20 km by road
- What is the population of Chhawani?468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhawani in?Rajgarh district (Khilchipur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhawani?29.4% (Census 2011)