# Dewakheda Village, Malhargarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Malhargarh, Mandsaur 

# Dewakheda

Dewakheda is a village in Malhargarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **709 people in 164 households**, the 100th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 709people (2011)
- 164households
- 83.9%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Dewakheda PIN code and other codes

Dewakheda falls in Malhargarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMalhargarh
- Census village code469299

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

## How far is Dewakheda from nearby towns?

- Malhargarh (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Narayangarh (nearest town)45 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 Dewakheda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 12 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 Dewakheda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 83% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Dewakheda

Of every 100 households in Dewakheda in 2011, 100 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewakheda · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

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

**15%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****4%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****81%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Dewakheda?

■ Dewakheda · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**950

Working population ****57.3%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 77.6% for women. 55% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 180 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (43%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 45 (11%)

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 Malhargarh

- Chauthkhedi732 people
- Sokdi727 people
- Badri724 people
- Barujana717 people
- Somya695 people
- Kalyakhedi691 people
- Khatyakhedi681 people
- Pirguradiya681 people

[All 168 villages in Malhargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/malhargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dewakheda from Mandsaur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Dewakheda?709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewakheda in?Mandsaur district (Malhargarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewakheda?83.9% (Census 2011)