Village · Bandhogarh, Umaria # Dhawai Jhar Dhawai Jhar is a village in Bandhogarh sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 690 people in 190 households, the 55th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 690 people (2011) - 190 households - 47.3% literacy - 938 females per 1,000 males ## Dhawai Jhar PIN code and other codes Dhawai Jhar falls in Bandhogarh sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Umaria - Census village code 467640 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhawai Jhar from nearby towns? - Umaria (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road - Umaria (district HQ) 36 km by road - Umaria (nearest town) 36 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhawai Jhar? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Dhawai Jhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Umaria - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhawai Jhar known for? The main crops are dhan and kodo. About 42% of the 611 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhawai Jhar Of every 100 households in Dhawai Jhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhawai Jhar · ■ Bandhogarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 45% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 3% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 94% 65% - Television 0% 8% - Mobile phone 7% 18% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 86% 45% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhawai Jhar? ■ Dhawai Jhar · ■ Bandhogarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.3% 60.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 645 956 - Working population 58.7% 46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.2% for men and 36.9% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 402 (99%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bandhogarh - Ladera 717 people - Kachhari 716 people - Dewdandi 707 people - Karri 691 people - Mohni 681 people - Majmani Kalan 641 people - Singhpamar 610 people - Sahijana 607 people All 108 villages in Bandhogarh ## Quick answers - How far is Dhawai Jhar from Umaria? 36 km by road - What is the population of Dhawai Jhar? 690 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhawai Jhar in? Umaria district (Bandhogarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhawai Jhar? 47.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/bandhogarh/dhawai-jhar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.