# Sokdi Village, Malhargarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Malhargarh, Mandsaur 

# Sokdi

Sokdi is a village in Malhargarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **727 people in 191 households**, the 97th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 727people (2011)
- 191households
- 64.2%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Sokdi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMalhargarh
- Census village code469210

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

## How far is Sokdi from nearby towns?

- Malhargarh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Narayangarh (nearest town)15 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 Sokdi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sokdi; 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Piplyamandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Sokdi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 60% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Sokdi

Of every 100 households in Sokdi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sokdi · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**33%

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

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****3%**

**32%

Television ****15%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**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 Sokdi?

■ Sokdi · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**950

Working population ****51.4%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 51.1% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 94 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (57%) · **■** Other work 66 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Chandwasa740 people
- Barkheda738 people
- Pamakheda737 people
- Chauthkhedi732 people
- Badri724 people
- Barujana717 people
- Dewakheda709 people
- Somya695 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sokdi from Mandsaur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sokdi?727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokdi in?Mandsaur district (Malhargarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sokdi?64.2% (Census 2011)