# Kerwasa Village, Jaora, Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jaora, Ratlam 

# Kerwasa

Kerwasa is a village in Jaora sub-district of Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,949 people in 364 households**, the 19th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,949people (2011)
- 364households
- 87.3%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Kerwasa PIN code and other codes

Kerwasa falls in Jaora sub-district, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaora
- Census village code470209

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

## How far is Kerwasa from nearby towns?

- Jaora (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ratlam (district HQ)36 km by road
- Jaora (nearest town)15 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 Kerwasa?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kerwasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratlam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Kerwasa known for?

About 87% of the 894 hectares of village land is sown, and 420 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 Kerwasa

Of every 100 households in Kerwasa in 2011, 80 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kerwasa · ■ Jaora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**86%

Tap water ****82%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****46%**

**37%

Television ****34%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Kerwasa?

■ Kerwasa · ■ Jaora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**955

Working population ****48.0%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 79.4% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 462 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (33%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (5%) · **■** Marginal 114 (12%)

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 Jaora

- Bhimakhedi2,145 people
- Lod2,135 people
- Gondi Dharamsi2,063 people
- Rola2,052 people
- Bamankhedi1,860 people
- Luhari1,834 people
- Lala Kheda1,830 people
- Borda1,809 people

[All 148 villages in Jaora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/jaora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kerwasa from Ratlam?36 km by road
- What is the population of Kerwasa?1,949 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerwasa in?Ratlam district (Jaora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kerwasa?87.3% (Census 2011)