# Kuwara Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/kuwara/ Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol # Kuwara Kuwara is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,559 people in 1,055 households**, the 3rd largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%. - 3,559people (2011) - 1,055households - 62.5%literacy - 983females per 1,000 males ## Kuwara PIN code and other codes Kuwara falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockJaisinghnagar - Census village code501115 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kuwara from nearby towns? - Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ)50 km by road - Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)6 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 Kuwara? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kuwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jaisinghnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Kuwara known for? About 54% of the 672 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Kuwara Of every 100 households in Kuwara in 2011, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kuwara · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **30% Toilet within the home ****0%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **94% Tap water ****3%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****26%** **62% Television ****6%** **4% Mobile phone ****15%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****65%** **38% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kuwara? ■ Kuwara · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%** **62.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115** **957 Working population ****53.1%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.0% for men and 53.7% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,707 (90%) 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 Jaisinghnagar - Barachh4,552 people - Pondi Kalan4,123 people - Amjhor3,014 people - Karki2,902 people - Barkachh2,548 people - Kanadi Khurd2,297 people [All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kuwara from Shahdol?50 km by road - What is the population of Kuwara?3,559 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuwara in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kuwara?62.5% (Census 2011)