# Sahlawan Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni 

# Sahlawan

Sahlawan is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **602 people in 134 households**, the 99th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 602people (2011)
- 134households
- 34.5%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Sahlawan PIN code and other codes

Sahlawan falls in Dhimarkheda sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDhimarkheda
- Census village code488814

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

## How far is Sahlawan from nearby towns?

- Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)41 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town)25 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 Sahlawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school10+ km · Salimnabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Sahlawan known for?

About 34% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Sahlawan

Of every 100 households in Sahlawan in 2011, 16 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahlawan · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

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

**9%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****84%**

**50%

Television ****2%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****66%**

**52%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sahlawan?

■ Sahlawan · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.5%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1163**

**947

Working population ****65.8%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.6% for men and 27.9% for women. 70% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 242 (61%)

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 Dhimarkheda

- Dihri657 people
- Jhinna637 people
- Harrai619 people
- Kudwari611 people
- Kanauja592 people
- Mahuda588 people
- Banhari585 people
- Gadwans584 people

[All 221 villages in Dhimarkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahlawan from Katni?41 km by road
- What is the population of Sahlawan?602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahlawan in?Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahlawan?34.5% (Census 2011)