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

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Malakpur

Malakpur is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **476 people in 89 households**, the 106th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 476people (2011)
- 89households
- 48.1%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Malakpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473379

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

## How far is Malakpur from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sonkatch (nearest town)15 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 Malakpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Malakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonkach
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Malakpur known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 73% of the 315 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Malakpur

Of every 100 households in Malakpur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Malakpur · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**9%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****18%**

**42%

Television ****29%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Malakpur?

■ Malakpur · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1967**

**936

Working population ****57.8%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 32.0% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 172 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (27%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 23 (8%)

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

- Odani497 people
- Kheriyasahu489 people
- Dehri482 people
- Pilwani479 people
- Pipalyakhurd474 people
- Khoyara435 people
- Gunai434 people
- Mirzapur423 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Malakpur from Dewas?45 km by road
- What is the population of Malakpur?476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malakpur in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malakpur?48.1% (Census 2011)