# Jagdishpur Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Jagdishpur

Jagdishpur is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **742 people in 143 households**, the 70th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 742people (2011)
- 143households
- 65.8%literacy
- 1,073females per 1,000 males

## Jagdishpur PIN code and other codes

Jagdishpur falls in Sonkatch sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473456

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jagdishpur from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)39 km by road
- Sonkatch (nearest town)9 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 Jagdishpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jagdishpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Jagdishpur known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 74% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Jagdishpur

Of every 100 households in Jagdishpur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jagdishpur · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****42%**

**42%

Television ****28%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Jagdishpur?

■ Jagdishpur · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**936

Working population ****53.2%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 53.9% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (57%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 19 (5%)

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

- Surjana777 people
- Dehariyapeth773 people
- Lalakhedi771 people
- Dhablajagir767 people
- Padalyamohba730 people
- Pipalyabhachod709 people
- Guradiyagujar706 people
- Tungni699 people

[All 131 villages in Sonkatch](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jagdishpur from Dewas?39 km by road
- What is the population of Jagdishpur?742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jagdishpur in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jagdishpur?65.8% (Census 2011)