# Dewas Village, Handiya, Harda (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Handiya, Harda 

# Dewas

Dewas is a village in Handiya sub-district of Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **919 people in 234 households**, the 30th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 919people (2011)
- 234households
- 72.8%literacy
- 715females per 1,000 males

## Dewas PIN code and other codes

Dewas falls in Handiya sub-district, Harda district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarda
- Census village code486878

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

## How far is Dewas from nearby towns?

- Handiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Harda (district HQ)13 km by road
- Harda (nearest town)13 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 Dewas?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dewas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Abgaon Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Harda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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
- 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 Dewas known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 73% of the 857 hectares of village land is sown, and 628 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 Dewas

Of every 100 households in Dewas in 2011, 66 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Dewas · ■ Handiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**90%

Use banking services ****40%**

**42%

Television ****39%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****29%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Dewas?

■ Dewas · ■ Handiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****715**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**923

Working population ****40.7%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 63.3% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (36%) · **■** Household industry 29 (8%) · **■** Other work 42 (11%) · **■** Marginal 74 (20%)

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 Handiya

- Lotiya981 people
- Chirakhan957 people
- Gogiya934 people
- Kachbaidi922 people
- Kolipura871 people
- Dhangaon791 people
- Pachatalai791 people
- Atarsama789 people

[All 110 villages in Handiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/handiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dewas from Harda?13 km by road
- What is the population of Dewas?919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewas in?Harda district (Handiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewas?72.8% (Census 2011)