# Surakhedakhurd Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Surakhedakhurd

Surakhedakhurd is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **250 people in 55 households**, the 121st largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 250people (2011)
- 55households
- 64.8%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Surakhedakhurd PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473409

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

## How far is Surakhedakhurd from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)45 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 Surakhedakhurd?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Surakhedakhurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gandharvpuri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonkach
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Surakhedakhurd known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 73% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Surakhedakhurd

Of every 100 households in Surakhedakhurd in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surakhedakhurd · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****40%**

**42%

Television ****22%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Surakhedakhurd?

■ Surakhedakhurd · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1385**

**936

Working population ****64.4%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 54.2% for women. 69% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (26%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 82 (51%)

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

- Mawada298 people
- Mohammadpur293 people
- Dharukhedi291 people
- Jangipur280 people
- Badiyaraysal212 people
- Mundikhedi194 people
- Magariya138 people
- Elachpur135 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Surakhedakhurd from Dewas?45 km by road
- What is the population of Surakhedakhurd?250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surakhedakhurd in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surakhedakhurd?64.8% (Census 2011)