# Chandrawan Village, Orchha, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Orchha, Tikamgarh 

# Chandrawan

Chandrawan is a village in Orchha sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **203 people in 54 households**, the 30th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 13.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 203people (2011)
- 54households
- 13.5%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Chandrawan PIN code and other codes

Chandrawan falls in Orchha sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNiwari
- Census village code456535

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

## How far is Chandrawan from nearby towns?

- Orchha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Orchha (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 Chandrawan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chandrawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gudri
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Orchha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Niwari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Niwari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Chandrawan known for?

The main crops are **urad, moong and wheat**. About 58% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Chandrawan

Of every 100 households in Chandrawan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chandrawan · ■ Orchha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**96%

Tap water ****93%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**33%

Television ****7%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****85%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Chandrawan?

■ Chandrawan · ■ Orchha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****13.5%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**875

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**859

Working population ****54.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 14.9% for men and 12.3% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 106 (96%)

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 Orchha

- Ghatwaha458 people
- Bhojpura390 people
- Ladpura North270 people
- Jamuniya Bhata251 people
- Kumharra Bhata193 people
- Bangay Har64 people

[All 34 villages in Orchha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/orchha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandrawan?203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandrawan in?Tikamgarh district (Orchha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandrawan?13.5% (Census 2011)