Village · Palera, Tikamgarh # Gowa Gowa is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,258 people in 335 households, the 63rd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 1,258 people (2011) - 335 households - 65.7% literacy - 889 females per 1,000 males ## Gowa PIN code and other codes Gowa falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Palera - Census village code 456960 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gowa from nearby towns? - Palera (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Tikamgarh (district HQ) 58 km by road - Palera (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gowa? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Palera - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tikamgarh - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gowa known for? About 71% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gowa Of every 100 households in Gowa in 2011, 28 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gowa · ■ Palera rural average - Electricity for lighting 28% 36% - Toilet within the home 2% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 96% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 3% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 30% 29% - Television 10% 15% - Mobile phone 43% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 48% 27% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gowa? ■ Gowa · ■ Palera rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.7% 60.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 889 905 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 756 882 - Working population 43.6% 46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.7% for men and 52.7% for women. 48% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 222 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 272 (50%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 50 (9%) · ■ Marginal 2 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Palera - Vijaypur 1,308 people - Maheva Chak-4 1,305 people - Madori 1,280 people - Chor Tanga 1,259 people - Ratwas 1,231 people - Murraha Baba 1,228 people - Bhagwantpura Khirak 1,211 people - Khurampur 1,206 people All 150 villages in Palera ## Other places named Gowa - Gowa · Village, Kannauj, Kannauj · 2,004 people - Gowa · Village, Safipur, Unnao · 686 people ## Quick answers - How far is Gowa from Tikamgarh? 58 km by road - What is the population of Gowa? 1,258 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gowa in? Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gowa? 65.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/gowa/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.