# Saraswati Village, Khaniyadhana, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khaniyadhana, Shivpuri 

# Saraswati

Saraswati is a village in Khaniyadhana sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 61 households**, the 132nd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 261people (2011)
- 61households
- 59.6%literacy
- 838females per 1,000 males

## Saraswati PIN code and other codes

Saraswati falls in Khaniyadhana sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhaniyadhana
- Census village code456290

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

## How far is Saraswati from nearby towns?

- Khaniyadhana (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)75 km by road
- Khaniyadhana (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 Saraswati?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Saraswati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kishanpura
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Piyorda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pichhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Saraswati known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 27% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Saraswati

Of every 100 households in Saraswati in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saraswati · ■ Khaniyadhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**7%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**42%

Own their home ****93%**

**98%

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 Saraswati?

■ Saraswati · ■ Khaniyadhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**895

Working population ****49.8%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 38.7% for women. 45% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (35%) · **■** Marginal 69 (53%)

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 Khaniyadhana

- Neemkheda279 people
- Durgapur273 people
- Johariya268 people
- Kakrela261 people
- Khiriya Golakot243 people
- Menwada178 people
- Kanji Khedi130 people
- Makhoha124 people

[All 143 villages in Khaniyadhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/khaniyadhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saraswati from Shivpuri?75 km by road
- What is the population of Saraswati?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraswati in?Shivpuri district (Khaniyadhana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saraswati?59.6% (Census 2011)