# Sastra Village, Nowrozabad, Umaria (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/nowrozabad/sastra/ Village · Nowrozabad, Umaria # Sastra Sastra is a village in Nowrozabad sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,961 people in 428 households**, the 4th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%. - 1,961people (2011) - 428households - 73.0%literacy - 930females per 1,000 males ## Sastra PIN code and other codes Sastra falls in Nowrozabad sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockUmaria - Census village code468206 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sastra from nearby towns? - Nowroazbad (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Umaria (district HQ)30 km by road - Nowrozabad (nearest town)7 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 Sastra? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sastra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nowrozabad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Umaria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sastra known for? The main crops are **makka, kodo and dhan**. About 44% of the 629 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Sastra Of every 100 households in Sastra in 2011, 81 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sastra · ■ Nowrozabad rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **44% Toilet within the home ****62%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **91% Tap water ****6%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **96% Use banking services ****42%** **69% Television ****31%** **9% Mobile phone ****45%** **15% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **48% Own their home ****95%** **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 Sastra? ■ Sastra · ■ Nowrozabad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%** **60.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186** **947 Working population ****36.4%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 63.0% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 46 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (7%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 304 (43%) · **■** Marginal 295 (41%) 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 Nowrozabad - Pinaura2,333 people - Badagaon2,140 people - Nipaniya2,029 people - Pathari1,915 people - Chhada Kalan1,830 people - Amadongri1,828 people - Maradari1,652 people [All 60 villages in Nowrozabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/nowrozabad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sastra from Umaria?30 km by road - What is the population of Sastra?1,961 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sastra in?Umaria district (Nowrozabad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sastra?73.0% (Census 2011)