Village · Niwari, Tikamgarh
# Dewari Nayak

Dewari Nayak is a village in Niwari sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 661 people in 114 households, the 66th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%.
- 661 people (2011)
- 114 households
- 71.2% literacy
- 899 females per 1,000 males

## Dewari Nayak PIN code and other codes

Dewari Nayak falls in Niwari sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Niwari
- Census village code 456470

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dewari Nayak from nearby towns?
- Niwari (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ) 87 km by road
- Niwari (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dewari Nayak?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dewari Nayak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tahrka
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Niwari
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Prathvipur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dewari Nayak known for?

The main crops are wheat, chana and soyabean. About 65% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dewari Nayak

Of every 100 households in Dewari Nayak in 2011, 19 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewari Nayak · ■ Niwari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 19% 23%
- Toilet within the home 6% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 94%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 97%
- Use banking services 49% 40%
- Television 25% 18%
- Mobile phone 75% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 16% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 7% 27%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dewari Nayak?

■ Dewari Nayak · ■ Niwari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.2% 65.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 907
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 875
- Working population 28.6% 45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 58.1% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 97 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 75 (40%) · ■ Other work 16 (8%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Niwari
- Baraipura 850 people
- Neguwan 754 people
- Dewara Khera 711 people
- Dabar Khas 675 people
- Churari 648 people
- Majra Makara 604 people
- Dewari Bamnau 602 people
- Dharma Pura 584 people

All 105 villages in Niwari

## Quick answers
- How far is Dewari Nayak from Tikamgarh? 87 km by road
- What is the population of Dewari Nayak? 661 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewari Nayak in? Tikamgarh district (Niwari sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewari Nayak? 71.2% (Census 2011)

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