# Derasa Village, Chanderi, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/chanderi/derasa/

Village · Chanderi, Ashoknagar 

# Derasa

Derasa is a village in Chanderi sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,186 people in 298 households**, the 41st largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 1,186people (2011)
- 298households
- 53.6%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Derasa PIN code and other codes

Derasa falls in Chanderi sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChanderi
- Census village code500314

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

## How far is Derasa from nearby towns?

- Chanderi (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Ashoknagar (nearest town)30 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 Derasa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Derasa known for?

About 92% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Derasa

Of every 100 households in Derasa in 2011, 80 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Derasa · ■ Chanderi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****28%**

**30%

Television ****21%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**51%

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 Derasa?

■ Derasa · ■ Chanderi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**927

Working population ****34.1%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 42.2% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 201 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (25%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 91 (22%)

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 Chanderi

- Kunwarpur1,276 people
- Laloi Tanka1,239 people
- Mudra Kalan1,213 people
- Baksanpur1,206 people
- Bhariya Khedi1,160 people
- Dewla Kho1,155 people
- Pandri Seharai1,148 people
- Soter1,137 people

[All 165 villages in Chanderi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/chanderi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Derasa from Ashoknagar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Derasa?1,186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Derasa in?Ashoknagar district (Chanderi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Derasa?53.6% (Census 2011)