# Sanwer Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/sanwer/ Village · Sonkatch, Dewas # Sanwer Sanwer is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,193 people in 838 households**, the 2nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%. - 4,193people (2011) - 838households - 67.8%literacy - 977females per 1,000 males ## Sanwer PIN code and other codes Sanwer falls in Sonkatch sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSonkatch - Census village code473493 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sanwer from nearby towns? - Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Dewas (district HQ)31 km by road - Sonkatch (nearest town)2 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 Sanwer? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Sanwer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 5 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Sonkatch - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Sanwer known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 60% of the 660 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Sanwer Of every 100 households in Sanwer in 2011, 96 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sanwer · ■ Sonkatch rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **90% Toilet within the home ****40%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **82% Tap water ****14%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **95% Use banking services ****45%** **42% Television ****54%** **32% Mobile phone ****52%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **32% Own their home ****89%** **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 Sanwer? ■ Sanwer · ■ Sonkatch rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%** **67.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **936 Working population ****39.4%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 57.0% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 212 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (18%) · **■** Household industry 75 (5%) · **■** Other work 811 (49%) · **■** Marginal 261 (16%) 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 - Gandharvpuri5,529 people - Talod3,453 people - Chaubarajagir3,046 people - Ghichlay2,865 people - Khuntkheda2,786 people [All 131 villages in Sonkatch](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sanwer from Dewas?31 km by road - What is the population of Sanwer?4,193 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sanwer in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sanwer?67.8% (Census 2011)