# Pokharkhurd Village, Satwas, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Satwas, Dewas 

# Pokharkhurd

Pokharkhurd is a village in Satwas sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,046 people in 435 households**, the 13th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 2,046people (2011)
- 435households
- 50.3%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Pokharkhurd PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKannod
- Census village code473870

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

## How far is Pokharkhurd from nearby towns?

- Satwas (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)127 km by road
- Satwas (nearest town)22 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 Pokharkhurd?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharkhurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Satwas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Pokharkhurd known for?

About 80% of the 514 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Pokharkhurd

Of every 100 households in Pokharkhurd in 2011, 93 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokharkhurd · ■ Satwas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****64%**

**41%

Television ****30%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pokharkhurd?

■ Pokharkhurd · ■ Satwas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**924

Working population ****50.4%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 39.7% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (20%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 61 (6%) · **■** Marginal 520 (50%)

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

- Bichkuwa2,200 people
- Muhaijagir2,180 people
- Nimasa2,163 people
- Golaguthan2,126 people
- Balya2,022 people
- Hirapur1,985 people
- Namanpur1,984 people
- Godna1,763 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharkhurd from Dewas?127 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharkhurd?2,046 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharkhurd in?Dewas district (Satwas sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharkhurd?50.3% (Census 2011)