# Saraswahi Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/saraswahi/ Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni # Saraswahi Saraswahi is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,006 people in 457 households**, the 20th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 2,006people (2011) - 457households - 69.5%literacy - 988females per 1,000 males ## Saraswahi PIN code and other codes Saraswahi falls in Dhimarkheda sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockDhimarkheda - Census village code488802 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? - Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Katni (district HQ)38 km by road - Katni (nearest town)38 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? 17 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salamabad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sleemnabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 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 known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 44% of the 551 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Saraswahi Of every 100 households in Saraswahi in 2011, 50 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Saraswahi · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **53% Toilet within the home ****8%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****26%** **50% Television ****27%** **13% Mobile phone ****24%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****34%** **52% Own their home ****99%** **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 · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994** **947 Working population ****34.3%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 55.9% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (26%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (8%) · **■** Marginal 348 (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 Dhimarkheda - Pipariya2,362 people - Padarbhata2,346 people - Imaliya2,205 people - Dhimarkheda2,103 people - Pondi Kalan1,998 people - Naigai1,782 people - Thirri1,603 people - Kothi1,571 people [All 221 villages in Dhimarkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saraswahi from Katni?38 km by road - What is the population of Saraswahi?2,006 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saraswahi in?Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Saraswahi?69.5% (Census 2011)