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

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Oad

Oad is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,356 people in 239 households**, the 33rd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 1,356people (2011)
- 239households
- 68.2%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Oad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473458

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

## How far is Oad from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)32 km by road
- Sonkatch (nearest town)4 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 Oad?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Oad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonkatch
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Oad known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 65% of the 541 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Oad

Of every 100 households in Oad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Oad · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**42%

Television ****32%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Oad?

■ Oad · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725**

**936

Working population ****48.4%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 53.3% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 170 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (31%) · **■** Other work 92 (14%) · **■** Marginal 188 (29%)

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

- Enabad1,423 people
- Dhandeda1,399 people
- Manasa1,392 people
- Pipalyabaks1,378 people
- Jamgod1,348 people
- Ghatiyakalan1,344 people
- Muramya1,325 people
- Phavda1,308 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Oad from Dewas?32 km by road
- What is the population of Oad?1,356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Oad in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Oad?68.2% (Census 2011)