# Saroth Village, Mohkhed, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara 

# Saroth

Saroth is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,048 people in 473 households**, the 11th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 2,048people (2011)
- 473households
- 76.1%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Saroth PIN code and other codes

Saroth falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMohkhed
- Census village code495066

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

## How far is Saroth from nearby towns?

- Mohkhed (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)33 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)33 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 Saroth?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Saroth; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Saroth known for?

About 79% of the 778 hectares of village land is sown, and 255 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 Saroth

Of every 100 households in Saroth in 2011, 71 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saroth · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****30%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****62%**

**43%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**39%

Own their home ****93%**

**93%

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 Saroth?

■ Saroth · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**953

Working population ****47.1%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 67.6% for women. 55% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 482 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 123 (13%) · **■** Marginal 151 (16%)

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 Mohkhed

- Mau2,790 people
- Saori2,342 people
- Sarngbihari2,302 people
- Kamthi2,204 people
- Rajada2,018 people
- Jam1,967 people
- Badnoor1,912 people
- Machhera1,887 people

[All 183 villages in Mohkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saroth from Chhindwara?33 km by road
- What is the population of Saroth?2,048 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saroth in?Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saroth?76.1% (Census 2011)