# Mawarkhedi Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Mawarkhedi

Mawarkhedi is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 121 households**, the 100th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 505people (2011)
- 121households
- 64.3%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Mawarkhedi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473385

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

## How far is Mawarkhedi from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sonkatch (nearest town)20 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 Mawarkhedi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mawarkhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Mawarkhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 71% of the 441 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Mawarkhedi

Of every 100 households in Mawarkhedi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawarkhedi · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**9%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**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 Mawarkhedi?

■ Mawarkhedi · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**936

Working population ****68.9%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 51.5% for women. 66% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 284 (82%)

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

- Kodapura515 people
- Sadhukhedi513 people
- Nosharabad509 people
- Roshnabad508 people
- Karadiyamahore499 people
- Odani497 people
- Kheriyasahu489 people
- Dehri482 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mawarkhedi from Dewas?50 km by road
- What is the population of Mawarkhedi?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawarkhedi in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mawarkhedi?64.3% (Census 2011)