# Saraswahi Mal. Village, Shahpura, Dindori (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/saraswahi-mal/ Village · Shahpura, Dindori # Saraswahi Mal. Saraswahi Mal. is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **629 people in 168 households**, the 146th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%. - 629people (2011) - 168households - 68.7%literacy - 972females per 1,000 males ## Saraswahi Mal. PIN code and other codes Saraswahi Mal. falls in Shahpura sub-district, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockShahpura - Census village code491539 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saraswahi Mal. from nearby towns? - Shahpura (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Dindori (district HQ)80 km by road - Shahpura (nearest town)20 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 Saraswahi Mal.? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Saraswahi Mal.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 school10+ km · Shahpura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpura - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Saraswahi Mal. known for? About 47% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Saraswahi Mal. Of every 100 households in Saraswahi Mal. in 2011, 64 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Saraswahi Mal. · ■ Shahpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **39% Toilet within the home ****1%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****99%** **80% Television ****1%** **4% Mobile phone ****6%** **8% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****81%** **75% 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 Saraswahi Mal.? ■ Saraswahi Mal. · ■ Shahpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **59.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023** **967 Working population ****62.3%** **57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 56.6% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 381 (97%) 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 Shahpura - Chaura Ryt.640 people - Imlai639 people - Dalka Khamhariya Mal.635 people - Duba Mal.632 people - Duba Ryt.626 people - Patpara Mal.625 people - Umariya Ryt.617 people - Gunjhiyari Ryt.616 people [All 316 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saraswahi Mal. from Dindori?80 km by road - What is the population of Saraswahi Mal.?629 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saraswahi Mal. in?Dindori district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Saraswahi Mal.?68.7% (Census 2011)