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

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Sikkhedi

Sikkhedi is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 69 households**, the 114th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 342people (2011)
- 69households
- 66.0%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Sikkhedi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473431

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

## How far is Sikkhedi from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)17 km by road
- Sonkatch (nearest town)18 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 Sikkhedi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sikkhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhorasa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Sikkhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 85% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Sikkhedi

Of every 100 households in Sikkhedi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikkhedi · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**42%

Television ****31%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Sikkhedi?

■ Sikkhedi · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**936

Working population ****32.2%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 55.5% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 80 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (20%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%)

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

- Mirzapur423 people
- Kothada410 people
- Bhangardi403 people
- Mirpurkhedi374 people
- Sonkatchi324 people
- Surakheda Kalan309 people
- Mawada298 people
- Mohammadpur293 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikkhedi from Dewas?17 km by road
- What is the population of Sikkhedi?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikkhedi in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikkhedi?66.0% (Census 2011)