# Eklera Village, Satwas, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Satwas, Dewas 

# Eklera

Eklera is a village in Satwas sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,642 people in 346 households**, the 19th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 1,642people (2011)
- 346households
- 49.5%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Eklera PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKannod
- Census village code473815

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?

- Satwas (sub-district HQ)25 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Eklera; 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 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kantafod
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

About 32% of the 871 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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, 71 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Eklera · ■ Satwas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****36%**

**41%

Television ****17%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 · ■ Satwas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**924

Working population ****51.4%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 38.3% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 158 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 341 (40%)

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 Satwas

- Hirapur1,985 people
- Namanpur1,984 people
- Godna1,763 people
- Khariya1,762 people
- Bhayali1,618 people
- Dabribuzurg1,610 people
- Gardijhawariya1,521 people
- Khal1,487 people

[All 108 villages in Satwas](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/satwas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Eklera?1,642 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eklera in?Dewas district (Satwas sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Eklera?49.5% (Census 2011)