# Gandharvpuri Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/gandharvpuri/ Village · Sonkatch, Dewas # Gandharvpuri Gandharvpuri is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,529 people in 1,088 households**, the 1st largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%. - 5,529people (2011) - 1,088households - 71.0%literacy - 970females per 1,000 males ## Gandharvpuri PIN code and other codes Gandharvpuri falls in Sonkatch sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSonkatch - Census village code473392 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gandharvpuri from nearby towns? - Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Dewas (district HQ)45 km by road - Sonkatch (nearest town)15 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 Gandharvpuri? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Gandharvpuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonkach - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Gandharvpuri known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 77% of the 1,298 hectares of village land is sown, and 688 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 Gandharvpuri Of every 100 households in Gandharvpuri in 2011, 90 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gandharvpuri · ■ Sonkatch rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****45%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **82% Tap water ****6%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **95% Use banking services ****37%** **42% Television ****37%** **32% Mobile phone ****44%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **32% Own their home ****96%** **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 Gandharvpuri? ■ Gandharvpuri · ■ Sonkatch rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **67.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065** **936 Working population ****45.3%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 54.3% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 709 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 891 (36%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Other work 378 (15%) · **■** Marginal 483 (19%) 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 - Sanwer4,193 people - Talod3,453 people - Chaubarajagir3,046 people - Ghichlay2,865 people [All 131 villages in Sonkatch](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gandharvpuri from Dewas?45 km by road - What is the population of Gandharvpuri?5,529 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandharvpuri in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gandharvpuri?71.0% (Census 2011)