# Agera Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/agera/ Village · Sonkatch, Dewas # Agera Agera is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,781 people in 334 households**, the 17th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%. - 1,781people (2011) - 334households - 68.1%literacy - 1,078females per 1,000 males ## Agera PIN code and other codes Agera falls in Sonkatch sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSonkatch - Census village code473476 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Agera from nearby towns? - Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Dewas (district HQ)36 km by road - Sonkatch (nearest town)6 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 Agera? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Agera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 college5–10 km · Sonkach - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Agera known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 69% of the 435 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Agera Of every 100 households in Agera in 2011, 92 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Agera · ■ Sonkatch rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****16%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****21%** **42% Television ****26%** **32% Mobile phone ****40%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **32% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Agera? ■ Agera · ■ Sonkatch rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%** **67.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **936 Working population ****51.2%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 59.0% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 222 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (6%) · **■** Marginal 222 (24%) 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 Sonkatch - Daulatpur1,960 people - Pandajagir1,919 people - Guradiya Kachhi1,896 people - Kulala1,882 people - Kheriyajagir1,702 people - Nipanya Hurhur1,674 people - Garhkhajuriya1,670 people - Dakachya1,622 people [All 131 villages in Sonkatch](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Agera from Dewas?36 km by road - What is the population of Agera?1,781 (Census 2011) - Which district is Agera in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Agera?68.1% (Census 2011)