# Dekalkuwa Village, Jobat, Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jobat, Alirajpur 

# Dekalkuwa

Dekalkuwa is a village in Jobat sub-district of Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **647 people in 107 households**, the 113th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 34.8%.

- 647people (2011)
- 107households
- 34.2%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Dekalkuwa PIN code and other codes

Dekalkuwa falls in Jobat sub-district, Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockUdaigarh
- Census village code504978

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

## How far is Dekalkuwa from nearby towns?

- Jobat (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Alirajpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jobat (nearest town)20 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 Dekalkuwa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dekalkuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jobat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 6 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 Dekalkuwa known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and urad**. About 87% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Dekalkuwa

Of every 100 households in Dekalkuwa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dekalkuwa · ■ Jobat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****48%**

**33%

Television ****9%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****7%**

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Dekalkuwa?

■ Dekalkuwa · ■ Jobat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.2%**

**34.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1449**

**973

Working population ****65.2%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.4% for men and 21.5% for women. 65% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 280 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (14%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 76 (18%)

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 Jobat

- Bawadi Falya686 people
- Jamli Chhoti682 people
- Gawani Salar675 people
- Jaisingpur672 people
- Mannakuwa642 people
- Hardaspur641 people
- Budkui Badi623 people
- Bhurchhewadi578 people

[All 149 villages in Jobat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/jobat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dekalkuwa from Alirajpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Dekalkuwa?647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dekalkuwa in?Alirajpur district (Jobat sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dekalkuwa?34.2% (Census 2011)