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

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Mhow

Mhow is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **556 people in 108 households**, the 90th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 556people (2011)
- 108households
- 52.6%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Mhow PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473491

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

## How far is Mhow from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sonkatch (nearest town)25 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 Mhow?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Sonkatch
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonkach
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 Mhow known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 49% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Mhow

Of every 100 households in Mhow in 2011, 63 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mhow · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**9%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****18%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Mhow?

■ Mhow · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**936

Working population ****62.2%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 44.4% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 155 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (41%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 44 (13%)

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

- Bolasa581 people
- Budangaon579 people
- Abhepur576 people
- Mahudi575 people
- Bhalaikalan550 people
- Rajoda546 people
- Umariya539 people
- Ralayati537 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mhow from Dewas?60 km by road
- What is the population of Mhow?556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mhow in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mhow?52.6% (Census 2011)