# Barwai Village, Kurwai, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/barwai/ Village · Kurwai, Vidisha # Barwai Barwai is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,795 people in 425 households**, the 10th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 1,795people (2011) - 425households - 74.2%literacy - 866females per 1,000 males ## Barwai PIN code and other codes Barwai falls in Kurwai sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKurwai - Census village code480959 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barwai from nearby towns? - Kurwai (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Vidisha (district HQ)85 km by road - Kurwai (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 Barwai? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Barwai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Barwai known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and masoor**. About 94% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 248 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 Barwai Of every 100 households in Barwai in 2011, 67 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barwai · ■ Kurwai rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **58% Toilet within the home ****34%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **86% Tap water ****36%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **97% Use banking services ****54%** **42% Television ****19%** **26% Mobile phone ****41%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **37% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Barwai? ■ Barwai · ■ Kurwai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **73.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **938 Working population ****29.5%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 64.8% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 170 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 245 (46%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 96 (18%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%) 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 Kurwai - Bhonrasa2,276 people - Badoh2,202 people - Mehluwa2,110 people - Chhapara1,950 people - Vishanpur1,738 people - Bandraotha1,670 people - Kulhan1,663 people - Shaharwasa1,627 people [All 226 villages in Kurwai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barwai from Vidisha?85 km by road - What is the population of Barwai?1,795 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barwai in?Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barwai?74.2% (Census 2011)