# Sokalpur Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Sokalpur

Sokalpur is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,003 people in 184 households**, the 130th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 1,003people (2011)
- 184households
- 51.4%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Sokalpur PIN code and other codes

Sokalpur falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSaikheda
- Census village code490790

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

## How far is Sokalpur from nearby towns?

- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Gadarwara (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 Sokalpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Sokalpur known for?

About 72% of the 345 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Sokalpur

Of every 100 households in Sokalpur in 2011, 43 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sokalpur · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**32%

Television ****23%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sokalpur?

■ Sokalpur · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**927

Working population ****41.5%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 42.4% for women. 53% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 321 (77%)

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 Gadarwara

- Ajansara1,021 people
- Baranjh1,017 people
- Kusmi1,011 people
- Bhainsa1,004 people
- Karhaiya1,002 people
- Linga985 people
- Harrai983 people
- Singora981 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sokalpur from Narsimhapur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Sokalpur?1,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokalpur in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sokalpur?51.4% (Census 2011)