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

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Rajapur

Rajapur is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **689 people in 144 households**, the 77th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 689people (2011)
- 144households
- 69.6%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Rajapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473386

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

## How far is Rajapur from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)53 km by road
- Sonkatch (nearest town)23 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 Rajapur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rajapur; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 office10+ 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)5 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 Rajapur known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 72% of the 439 hectares of village land is sown, and 242 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 Rajapur

Of every 100 households in Rajapur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rajapur · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**82%

Tap water ****39%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****51%**

**42%

Television ****31%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Rajapur?

■ Rajapur · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**936

Working population ****49.8%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 55.8% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (63%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 14 (4%)

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

- Guradiyagujar706 people
- Tungni699 people
- Patadiyataj691 people
- Bhalaikhurd690 people
- Saktali688 people
- Dhaturiaram670 people
- Kumardi649 people
- Mondariya623 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Rajapur from Dewas?53 km by road
- What is the population of Rajapur?689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajapur in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rajapur?69.6% (Census 2011)