# Machwas Village, Khategaon, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/machwas/ Village · Khategaon, Dewas # Machwas Machwas is a village in Khategaon sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,686 people in 322 households**, the 25th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 1,686people (2011) - 322households - 51.4%literacy - 949females per 1,000 males ## Machwas PIN code and other codes Machwas falls in Khategaon sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKhategaon - Census village code474211 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Machwas from nearby towns? - Khategaon (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Dewas (district HQ)145 km by road - Khategaon (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 Machwas? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Machwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vikrampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Khategaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ 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)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 Machwas known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 20% of the 3,504 hectares of village land is sown, and 388 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 Machwas Of every 100 households in Machwas in 2011, 74 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machwas · ■ Khategaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **84% Toilet within the home ****8%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****58%** **42% Television ****12%** **29% Mobile phone ****21%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****68%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 Machwas? ■ Machwas · ■ Khategaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081** **903 Working population ****60.9%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.7% for men and 43.4% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 276 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 455 (44%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 284 (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 - Patrani1,812 people - Khal1,764 people - Kharda1,763 people - Chandwana1,711 people - Ganora1,674 people - Kanjipura1,657 people - Richhi1,636 people - Umariya1,606 people [All 168 villages in Khategaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Machwas from Dewas?145 km by road - What is the population of Machwas?1,686 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machwas in?Dewas district (Khategaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Machwas?51.4% (Census 2011)