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

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Magariya

Magariya is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **138 people in 18 households**, the 124th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 138people (2011)
- 18households
- 50.9%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Magariya PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473440

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

## How far is Magariya from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)25 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 Magariya?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Magariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonkatch
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonkach
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Magariya known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 70% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Magariya

Of every 100 households in Magariya in 2011, 56 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Magariya · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****83%**

**42%

Television ****39%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Magariya?

■ Magariya · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**936

Working population ****73.2%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 32.2% for women. 76% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 31 (31%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 69 (68%)

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

- Jangipur280 people
- Surakhedakhurd250 people
- Badiyaraysal212 people
- Mundikhedi194 people
- Elachpur135 people
- Bardi65 people
- Mitthukhedi17 people
- Dharampur5 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Magariya from Dewas?25 km by road
- What is the population of Magariya?138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magariya in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Magariya?50.9% (Census 2011)