# Ratwas, Khaniyadhana, Shivpuri – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/khaniyadhana/ratwas/ Village · Khaniyadhana, Shivpuri # Ratwas Ratwas is a village in [Khaniyadhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/khaniyadhana/) sub-district of [Shivpuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 131 households**, the 98th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%. - 702people (2011) - 131households - 63.2%literacy - 913females per 1,000 males ## Ratwas PIN code and other codes Ratwas falls in Khaniyadhana sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKhaniyadhana - Census village code456326 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ratwas from nearby towns? - Khaniyadhana (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Shivpuri (district HQ)119 km by road - Khaniyadhana (nearest town)33 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 Ratwas? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ratwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bamour Kalan - ○Degree college10+ km · Chanderi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - 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 Ratwas known for? The main crops are **soyabean**. About 93% of the 680 hectares of village land is sown, and 528 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 Ratwas Of every 100 households in Ratwas in 2011, 44 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ratwas · ■ Khaniyadhana rural average Electricity for lighting ****44%** **21% Toilet within the home ****1%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **96% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****75%** **29% Television ****0%** **10% Mobile phone ****50%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **42% 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 Ratwas? ■ Ratwas · ■ Khaniyadhana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **57.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **895 Working population ****25.9%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 46.9% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 148 (81%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (14%) · **■** Marginal 7 (4%) 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 Khaniyadhana - Pahada Kalan747 people - Kachnariya743 people - Guraiya734 people - Lotan734 people - Piprai696 people - Deori694 people - Hindora Khedi687 people - Budhera659 people [All 143 villages in Khaniyadhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/khaniyadhana/villages/) ## Other places named Ratwas - Ratwas · Village, Palera, Tikamgarh · 1,231 people - Ratwas · Village, Mungaoli, Ashoknagar · 883 people ## Quick answers - How far is Ratwas from Shivpuri?119 km by road - What is the population of Ratwas?702 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ratwas in?Shivpuri district (Khaniyadhana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ratwas?63.2% (Census 2011)