# Sitoka Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maheshwar, Khargone 

# Sitoka

Sitoka is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **605 people in 116 households**, the 115th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 605people (2011)
- 116households
- 70.6%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Sitoka PIN code and other codes

Sitoka falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMaheshwar
- Census village code477079

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

## How far is Sitoka from nearby towns?

- Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)77 km by road
- Barwaha (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 Sitoka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pipaliya Bu.
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barwaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamnod
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Sitoka known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 39% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Sitoka

Of every 100 households in Sitoka in 2011, 100 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sitoka · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****100%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**87%

Use banking services ****50%**

**28%

Television ****31%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Sitoka?

■ Sitoka · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**933

Working population ****58.3%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 58.9% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 158 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (53%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%)

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 Maheshwar

- Bilbawdi642 people
- Khedi638 people
- Dhapla628 people
- Manawar612 people
- Kheygoan568 people
- Banjari551 people
- Bhawantalai544 people
- Mahmadpura543 people

[All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sitoka from Khargone?77 km by road
- What is the population of Sitoka?605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sitoka in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sitoka?70.6% (Census 2011)