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

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Saktali

Saktali is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **688 people in 143 households**, the 78th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 688people (2011)
- 143households
- 63.9%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Saktali PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473483

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

## How far is Saktali from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)44 km by road
- Sonkatch (nearest town)15 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 Saktali?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Saktali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 18 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 Saktali known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 76% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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 Saktali

Of every 100 households in Saktali in 2011, 79 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saktali · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**9%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****100%**

**42%

Television ****9%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**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 Saktali?

■ Saktali · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**936

Working population ****31.4%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 48.7% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 169 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (19%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Tungni699 people
- Patadiyataj691 people
- Bhalaikhurd690 people
- Rajapur689 people
- Dhaturiaram670 people
- Kumardi649 people
- Mondariya623 people
- Dhaturiyarao620 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Saktali from Dewas?44 km by road
- What is the population of Saktali?688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saktali in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saktali?63.9% (Census 2011)