Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur # Dawatpur Dawatpur is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 646 people in 130 households, the 58th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 646 people (2011) - 130 households - 74.8% literacy - 982 females per 1,000 males ## Dawatpur PIN code and other codes Dawatpur falls in Nalkheda sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Nalkheda - Census village code 472333 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dawatpur from nearby towns? - Nalkheda (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ) 60 km by road - Nalkheda (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dawatpur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Dawatpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nalkheda - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nalkheda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shajapur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dawatpur known for? The main crops are soyabean, chana and wheat. About 62% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dawatpur Of every 100 households in Dawatpur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dawatpur · ■ Nalkheda rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 59% - Toilet within the home 18% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 90% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 11% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 55% 30% - Television 32% 16% - Mobile phone 62% 45% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 28% 14% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 34% 33% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dawatpur? ■ Dawatpur · ■ Nalkheda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.8% 63.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 982 945 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1308 930 - Working population 39.3% 52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 62.8% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 125 (49%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 7 (3%) · ■ Marginal 121 (48%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nalkheda - Pipalkhedi 657 people - Bhidon 656 people - Basya 655 people - Tolakya Khedi 653 people - Bishani 631 people - Bhilkhedi 619 people - Dehari Gujar 605 people - Patna 604 people All 96 villages in Nalkheda ## Quick answers - How far is Dawatpur from Shajapur? 60 km by road - What is the population of Dawatpur? 646 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dawatpur in? Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dawatpur? 74.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/dawatpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.