# Baraswada Village, Ambad, Jalna (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalna/ambad/baraswada/ Village · Ambad, Jalna # Baraswada Baraswada is a village in Ambad sub-district of Jalna district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,740 people in 363 households**, the 47th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 1,740people (2011) - 363households - 72.6%literacy - 893females per 1,000 males ## Baraswada PIN code and other codes Baraswada falls in Ambad sub-district, Jalna district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAmbad - Census village code547847 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Baraswada from nearby towns? - Ambad (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Jalna (district HQ)48 km by road - Ambad (nearest town)18 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 Baraswada? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Baraswada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Baraswada known for? The main crops are **cotton, toor and sweet lime**. About 67% of the 1,244 hectares of village land is sown, and 757 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 Baraswada Of every 100 households in Baraswada in 2011, 78 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Baraswada · ■ Ambad rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **76% Toilet within the home ****75%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **72% Tap water ****70%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****80%** **73% Television ****49%** **38% Mobile phone ****67%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **26% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Baraswada? ■ Baraswada · ■ Ambad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **68.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873** **866 Working population ****52.0%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 61.1% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 555 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (2%) · **■** Marginal 58 (6%) 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 Ambad - Dahyala1,807 people - Patharwala Kh.1,773 people - Nalewadi1,761 people - Sukhapuri1,761 people - Chikangaon1,710 people - Maherbhaigaon1,638 people - Harat Kheda1,611 people - Taka1,606 people [All 137 villages in Ambad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalna/ambad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Baraswada from Jalna?48 km by road - What is the population of Baraswada?1,740 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baraswada in?Jalna district (Ambad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Baraswada?72.6% (Census 2011)