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

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Pilwani

Pilwani is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **479 people in 82 households**, the 105th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 479people (2011)
- 82households
- 68.1%literacy
- 1,197females per 1,000 males

## Pilwani PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473401

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

## How far is Pilwani from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)33 km by road
- Sonkatch (nearest town)3 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 Pilwani?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pilwani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonkatch
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sonkach
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Pilwani known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 82% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Pilwani

Of every 100 households in Pilwani in 2011, 94 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pilwani · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****64%**

**42%

Television ****54%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Pilwani?

■ Pilwani · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1197**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**936

Working population ****43.8%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 59.8% for women. 58% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (20%) · **■** Marginal 52 (25%)

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

- Karadiyamahore499 people
- Odani497 people
- Kheriyasahu489 people
- Dehri482 people
- Malakpur476 people
- Pipalyakhurd474 people
- Khoyara435 people
- Gunai434 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pilwani from Dewas?33 km by road
- What is the population of Pilwani?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pilwani in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pilwani?68.1% (Census 2011)