# Garhkhajuriya Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/garhkhajuriya/ Village · Sonkatch, Dewas # Garhkhajuriya Garhkhajuriya is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,670 people in 317 households**, the 20th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%. - 1,670people (2011) - 317households - 64.1%literacy - 969females per 1,000 males ## Garhkhajuriya PIN code and other codes Garhkhajuriya falls in Sonkatch sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSonkatch - Census village code473388 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garhkhajuriya from nearby towns? - Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Dewas (district HQ)52 km by road - Sonkatch (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 Garhkhajuriya? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Garhkhajuriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonkatch - ○Degree college10+ km · Sonkach - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Garhkhajuriya known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 59% of the 849 hectares of village land is sown, and 438 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 Garhkhajuriya Of every 100 households in Garhkhajuriya in 2011, 59 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Garhkhajuriya · ■ Sonkatch rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **90% Toilet within the home ****17%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****49%** **42% Television ****23%** **32% Mobile phone ****42%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****41%** **32% Own their home ****99%** **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 Garhkhajuriya? ■ Garhkhajuriya · ■ Sonkatch rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%** **67.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **936 Working population ****55.1%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 47.0% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 225 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (5%) · **■** Marginal 245 (27%) 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 - Kulala1,882 people - Agera1,781 people - Kheriyajagir1,702 people - Nipanya Hurhur1,674 people - Dakachya1,622 people - Chhayanmena1,591 people - Lakumdi1,575 people - Sarsoda1,571 people [All 131 villages in Sonkatch](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Garhkhajuriya from Dewas?52 km by road - What is the population of Garhkhajuriya?1,670 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garhkhajuriya in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Garhkhajuriya?64.1% (Census 2011)