# Kharsi Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Kharsi

Kharsi is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **605 people in 114 households**, the 83rd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 605people (2011)
- 114households
- 72.5%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Kharsi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473478

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

## How far is Kharsi from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)44 km by road
- Sonkatch (nearest town)14 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 Kharsi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kharsi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Agera
- ○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
- ○Public library10+ 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 Kharsi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 88% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Kharsi

Of every 100 households in Kharsi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kharsi · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****84%**

**42%

Television ****55%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Kharsi?

■ Kharsi · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**936

Working population ****51.4%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 53.9% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 102 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 195 (63%)

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

- Dhaturiaram670 people
- Kumardi649 people
- Mondariya623 people
- Dhaturiyarao620 people
- Kharpadi590 people
- Taldi585 people
- Bolasa581 people
- Budangaon579 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharsi from Dewas?44 km by road
- What is the population of Kharsi?605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharsi in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharsi?72.5% (Census 2011)