# Babai Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/babai/ Village · Sonkatch, Dewas # Babai Babai is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,592 people in 540 households**, the 8th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%. - 2,592people (2011) - 540households - 68.0%literacy - 980females per 1,000 males ## Babai PIN code and other codes Babai falls in Sonkatch sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSonkatch - Census village code473454 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Babai from nearby towns? - Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Dewas (district HQ)35 km by road - Dewas (nearest town)35 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 Babai? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Babai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonkatch - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Babai known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 79% of the 1,102 hectares of village land is sown, and 489 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 Babai Of every 100 households in Babai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Babai · ■ Sonkatch rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **90% Toilet within the home ****43%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **95% Use banking services ****61%** **42% Television ****40%** **32% Mobile phone ****68%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****29%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **32% Own their home ****95%** **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 Babai? ■ Babai · ■ Sonkatch rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **67.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850** **936 Working population ****55.7%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 53.5% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 646 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 717 (50%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (4%) · **■** Marginal 18 (1%) 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 - Chaubarajagir3,046 people - Ghichlay2,865 people - Khuntkheda2,786 people - Ganjpura2,762 people - Kumariyarao2,252 people - Khajuriyakanka2,215 people - Bisakhedi2,158 people - Polayjagir2,049 people [All 131 villages in Sonkatch](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Babai from Dewas?35 km by road - What is the population of Babai?2,592 (Census 2011) - Which district is Babai in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Babai?68.0% (Census 2011)