# Dewas District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/ District · Madhya Pradesh # Dewas district Dewas is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 18th of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,563,715 people** in 8 sub-districts, 13 towns and 1,114 villages; 29% lived in towns. The largest town is [Dewas](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/dewas/dewas/) (289,550). - 1,563,715people (2011) - 8sub-districts - 13towns - 69.3%literacy ## Who lives in Dewas? Dewas had **1,563,715 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.2% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 18th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 942 women for every 1,000 men (above the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 24th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 918 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 5.1 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh. ## How literate is Dewas? 69.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (close to Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 25th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 80.3% and women at 57.8% — a gap of 22.5 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Dewas](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/dewas/) (78.8%) and lowest in [Bagli](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/bagli/) (57.2%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Dewas do for a living? 47.5% of people worked in 2011 (women: 38.4%). Of all workers, 27% farmed their own land, 24% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 19% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 29% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 51% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Tonk Khurd](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/tonk-khurd/) (64% of workers in farming) and the least is [Dewas](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/dewas/) (34% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (19%) · **■** Marginal 29 (29%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Dewas 28.9% of people lived in towns and cities (above Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 11th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 13 towns: 13 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Dewas](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/dewas/dewas/) with 289,550 people, home to 64% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Dewas Dewas had 1,114 census villages, 1,057 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,052 people; 15 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Barotha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/dewas/barotha/) (6,860), [Chapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/bagli/chapada/) (6,624), [Panigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/kannod/panigaon/) (6,441), [Kamlapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/bagli/kamlapur/) (6,318) and [Nevri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/hatpiplya/nevri/) (6,242). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Dewas compared with Madhya Pradesh ■ Dewas · ■ Madhya Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **918 Working population ****47.5%** **43.5% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Dewas Of every 100 households in Dewas in 2011, 89 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dewas · ■ Electricity for lighting ****89%** Toilet within the home ****37%** No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** Tap water ****21%** Drinking water within premises ****23%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** Use banking services ****47%** Television ****41%** Mobile phone ****52%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****25%** Car / jeep / van ****3%** None of these assets ****28%** Own their home ****91%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Dewas Sub-district People Villages Towns [Tonk Khurd](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/tonk-khurd/) 133,783 111 1 [Sonkatch](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/) 172,308 131 3 [Dewas](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/dewas/) 505,948 224 1 [Kannod](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/kannod/) 112,387 65 1 [Satwas](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/satwas/) 146,089 108 3 [Bagli](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/bagli/) 195,153 210 2 [Hatpiplya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/hatpiplya/) 106,612 97 1 [Khategaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/) 191,435 168 1 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Dewas - Dewas · 289,550 - Khategaon · 25,413 - Kannod · 17,744 - Hatpiplya · 17,419 - Sonkatch · 16,545 - Satwas · 14,108 - Bhaurasa · 12,166 - Karnawad · 11,266 - Kantaphod · 10,405 - Bagli · 10,310 - Pipalrawan · 9,652 - Loharda · 9,202 - Tonk Khurd · 7,979 ## Largest villages in Dewas - Barotha · 6,860 - Chapada · 6,624 - Panigaon · 6,441 - Kamlapur · 6,318 - Nevri · 6,242 - Siya · 6,233 - Bawdikheda · 6,017 - Nemawar · 5,978 - Siroliya · 5,628 - Gandharvpuri · 5,529 - Chobaradhira · 5,367 - Dehariya Sahu · 5,322 - Rajoda · 5,251 - Sandalpur · 5,238 - Sukalya · 5,103 - Punjapura · 4,875 - Ajnas · 4,799 - Tonkkalan · 4,495 - Mankund · 4,357 - Nanasa · 4,299 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Dewas?8: Tonk Khurd, Sonkatch, Dewas, Kannod, Satwas, Bagli, Hatpiplya, Khategaon - What is the population of Dewas district?1,563,715 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Dewas?Dewas