# Pilwas Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/pilwas/ Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur # Pilwas Pilwas is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,716 people in 537 households**, the 4th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 2,716people (2011) - 537households - 65.0%literacy - 946females per 1,000 males ## Pilwas PIN code and other codes Pilwas falls in Nalkheda sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockNalkheda - Census village code472306 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pilwas from nearby towns? - Nalkheda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ)50 km by road - Nalkheda (nearest town)10 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 Pilwas? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Pilwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nalkheda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nalkheda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 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 Pilwas known for? The main crops are **soyabean and wheat**. About 87% of the 1,420 hectares of village land is sown, and 918 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 Pilwas Of every 100 households in Pilwas in 2011, 96 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Pilwas · ■ Nalkheda rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **59% Toilet within the home ****22%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **90% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **97% Use banking services ****40%** **30% Television ****38%** **16% Mobile phone ****56%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **33% Own their home ****98%** **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 Pilwas? ■ Pilwas · ■ Nalkheda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **930 Working population ****45.4%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 51.1% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 381 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 603 (49%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (8%) · **■** Marginal 140 (11%) 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 Nalkheda - Dharola3,825 people - Bhaisoda3,230 people - Semalkhedi2,954 people - Gudrawan2,433 people - Gothada2,305 people - Padana2,214 people - Suigaon2,096 people [All 96 villages in Nalkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pilwas from Shajapur?50 km by road - What is the population of Pilwas?2,716 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pilwas in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pilwas?65.0% (Census 2011)