# Maindwara Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/maindwara/ Village · Palera, Tikamgarh # Maindwara Maindwara is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,166 people in 755 households**, the 5th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 4,166people (2011) - 755households - 63.7%literacy - 941females per 1,000 males ## Maindwara PIN code and other codes Maindwara falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPalera - Census village code456908 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maindwara from nearby towns? - Palera (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Tikamgarh (district HQ)70 km by road - Jatara (nearest town)25 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 Maindwara? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Maindwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tikamgarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Maindwara known for? About 59% of the 1,121 hectares of village land is sown, and 580 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 Maindwara Of every 100 households in Maindwara in 2011, 14 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Maindwara · ■ Palera rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **36% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****18%** **29% Television ****15%** **15% Mobile phone ****51%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **27% Own their home ****100%** **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 Maindwara? ■ Maindwara · ■ Palera rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%** **60.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003** **882 Working population ****50.3%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 51.5% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 529 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 512 (24%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 308 (15%) · **■** Marginal 723 (34%) 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 Palera - Bamhaurikalan6,198 people - Laroun5,493 people - Simra Khurd4,882 people - Jewar4,814 people - Touriya Khas4,087 people - Kharon3,740 people - Ghoorakhas3,380 people - Uprarakhas3,131 people [All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maindwara from Tikamgarh?70 km by road - What is the population of Maindwara?4,166 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maindwara in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Maindwara?63.7% (Census 2011)