# Saraswahi Village, Shahpura, Dindori (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shahpura, Dindori 

# Saraswahi

Saraswahi is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 125 households**, the 191st largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.

- 496people (2011)
- 125households
- 51.4%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Saraswahi PIN code and other codes

Saraswahi falls in Shahpura sub-district, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahpura
- Census village code491680

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

## How far is Saraswahi from nearby towns?

- Shahpura (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dindori (district HQ)71 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town)16 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Saraswahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Bichiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahpura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Saraswahi known for?

About 66% of the 257 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

Of every 100 households in Saraswahi in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saraswahi · ■ Shahpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**39%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**80%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****71%**

**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?

■ Saraswahi · ■ Shahpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%**

**59.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****442**

**967

Working population ****55.8%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 38.6% for women. 54% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 61 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 211 (76%)

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

- Dullopur Mal.504 people
- Dalka Sarai Mal.501 people
- Pindrukhi Mal.499 people
- Barbaspur498 people
- Domdadar Mal.494 people
- Dundi Sarai491 people
- Surajpura Mal.488 people
- Balpur Ryt.487 people

[All 316 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saraswahi from Dindori?71 km by road
- What is the population of Saraswahi?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraswahi in?Dindori district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saraswahi?51.4% (Census 2011)