# Fosari Village, Malhargarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Malhargarh, Mandsaur 

# Fosari

Fosari is a village in Malhargarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,257 people in 277 households**, the 47th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 1,257people (2011)
- 277households
- 84.8%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Fosari PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMalhargarh
- Census village code469289

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

## How far is Fosari from nearby towns?

- Malhargarh (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Narayangarh (nearest town)30 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 Fosari?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Fosari; 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 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Fosari known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 76% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Fosari

Of every 100 households in Fosari in 2011, 88 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Fosari · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**85%

Tap water ****82%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**32%

Television ****54%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**28%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Fosari?

■ Fosari · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**950

Working population ****40.1%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 76.7% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 173 (34%) · **■** Marginal 80 (16%)

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

- Khatyakhedi1,295 people
- Sohangara1,293 people
- Garnai1,277 people
- Piplya1,259 people
- Sindwan1,223 people
- Chillodpipalya1,206 people
- Belala1,180 people
- Talabpipalya1,180 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Fosari from Mandsaur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Fosari?1,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Fosari in?Mandsaur district (Malhargarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Fosari?84.8% (Census 2011)