# Ghichlay Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/ghichlay/ Village · Sonkatch, Dewas # Ghichlay Ghichlay is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,865 people in 542 households**, the 5th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%. - 2,865people (2011) - 542households - 64.8%literacy - 984females per 1,000 males ## Ghichlay PIN code and other codes Ghichlay falls in Sonkatch sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSonkatch - Census village code473495 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghichlay from nearby towns? - Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Dewas (district HQ)64 km by road - Dewas (nearest town)64 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 Ghichlay? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Ghichlay; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pipalrava - ○Degree college10+ km · Sonkach - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Ghichlay known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 88% of the 1,106 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ghichlay Of every 100 households in Ghichlay in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ghichlay · ■ Sonkatch rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **90% Toilet within the home ****20%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **95% Use banking services ****39%** **42% Television ****35%** **32% Mobile phone ****59%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****23%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **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 Ghichlay? ■ Ghichlay · ■ Sonkatch rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **67.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **936 Working population ****49.5%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 50.6% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 700 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 565 (40%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (3%) · **■** Marginal 104 (7%) 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 - Gandharvpuri5,529 people - Sanwer4,193 people - Talod3,453 people - Chaubarajagir3,046 people - Khuntkheda2,786 people - Ganjpura2,762 people - Babai2,592 people - Kumariyarao2,252 people [All 131 villages in Sonkatch](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghichlay from Dewas?64 km by road - What is the population of Ghichlay?2,865 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghichlay in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ghichlay?64.8% (Census 2011)