# Eklera Village, Khategaon, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/eklera/

Village · Khategaon, Dewas 

# Eklera

Eklera is a village in Khategaon sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **806 people in 191 households**, the 81st largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 806people (2011)
- 191households
- 70.7%literacy
- 795females per 1,000 males

## Eklera PIN code and other codes

Eklera falls in Khategaon sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhategaon
- Census village code474348

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

## How far is Eklera from nearby towns?

- Khategaon (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)135 km by road
- Khategaon (nearest town)15 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 Eklera?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Eklera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Khategaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Eklera known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 88% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 243 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 Eklera

Of every 100 households in Eklera in 2011, 99 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Eklera · ■ Khategaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**92%

Use banking services ****57%**

**42%

Television ****72%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Eklera?

■ Eklera · ■ Khategaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****795**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**903

Working population ****48.4%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 60.6% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (16%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 95 (24%) · **■** Marginal 111 (28%)

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 Khategaon

- Pipalyaghagharya832 people
- Takalikheda829 people
- Jamner810 people
- Bhawras809 people
- Guradiya800 people
- Chichli797 people
- Behadi796 people
- Bandi761 people

[All 168 villages in Khategaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Eklera from Dewas?135 km by road
- What is the population of Eklera?806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eklera in?Dewas district (Khategaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Eklera?70.7% (Census 2011)