# Mawai Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palera, Tikamgarh 

# Mawai

Mawai is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,759 people in 320 households**, the 45th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 1,759people (2011)
- 320households
- 72.7%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Mawai PIN code and other codes

Mawai falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalera
- Census village code456959

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

## How far is Mawai from nearby towns?

- Palera (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)62 km by road
- Palera (nearest town)16 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 Mawai?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mawai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Mawai known for?

About 78% of the 452 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Mawai

Of every 100 households in Mawai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mawai · ■ Palera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**29%

Television ****20%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Mawai?

■ Mawai · ■ Palera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****777**

**882

Working population ****47.6%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 61.1% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (22%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 429 (51%)

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

- Teela Nareni1,800 people
- Harkanpura1,786 people
- Dinau1,782 people
- Lahar Bujurg1,763 people
- Rampura Urf Nivawari1,723 people
- Bari1,696 people
- Bakhatpura1,674 people
- Thar1,659 people

[All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mawai from Tikamgarh?62 km by road
- What is the population of Mawai?1,759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawai in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mawai?72.7% (Census 2011)