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

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Sarsoda

Sarsoda is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,571 people in 313 households**, the 24th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 1,571people (2011)
- 313households
- 58.9%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Sarsoda PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473445

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

## How far is Sarsoda from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)23 km by road
- Sonkatch (nearest town)10 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 Sarsoda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sarsoda; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonkatch
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonkach
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Sarsoda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 71% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown, and 243 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 Sarsoda

Of every 100 households in Sarsoda in 2011, 87 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sarsoda · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

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

**9%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****63%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sarsoda?

■ Sarsoda · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**936

Working population ****57.1%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 36.4% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 589 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 215 (24%)

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

- Garhkhajuriya1,670 people
- Dakachya1,622 people
- Chhayanmena1,591 people
- Lakumdi1,575 people
- Ghatiyabhana1,565 people
- Jalodiya1,525 people
- Patadiyanajdik1,462 people
- Jolay1,460 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarsoda from Dewas?23 km by road
- What is the population of Sarsoda?1,571 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarsoda in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarsoda?58.9% (Census 2011)