# Surakheda Kalan Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Surakheda Kalan

Surakheda Kalan is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **309 people in 44 households**, the 116th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 309people (2011)
- 44households
- 53.1%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Surakheda Kalan PIN code and other codes

Surakheda Kalan falls in Sonkatch sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473383

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

## How far is Surakheda Kalan from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)44 km by road
- Sonkatch (nearest town)14 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 Surakheda Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonkach
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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)6 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 Surakheda Kalan known for?

About 77% of the 364 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Surakheda Kalan

Of every 100 households in Surakheda Kalan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surakheda Kalan · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****23%**

**42%

Television ****46%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Surakheda Kalan?

■ Surakheda Kalan · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**936

Working population ****49.5%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 33.6% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 115 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (21%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Bhangardi403 people
- Mirpurkhedi374 people
- Sikkhedi342 people
- Sonkatchi324 people
- Mawada298 people
- Mohammadpur293 people
- Dharukhedi291 people
- Jangipur280 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Surakheda Kalan from Dewas?44 km by road
- What is the population of Surakheda Kalan?309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surakheda Kalan in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surakheda Kalan?53.1% (Census 2011)