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Dewas

देवास
Handiya mandal
Pincode 461331
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHIVNARAYAN
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LGD code
486878
Pincode
461331
Post office
Harda
Population
919
Households
234
Literacy rate
61.5%
Sex ratio
715 ♀/1000♂
Workers
374
Distance to district centre
15 km
Distance to mandal centre
14 km
Distance to Bhopal
102 km
Distance to Mumbai
569 km
Nearest railway station
Harda · 12 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govt Hospital, Nemawar · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dewas compares

By population, Dewas ranks #30 of 110 villages in Handiya mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.5%
+7.7% vs mandal average
Dewas
61.5%
Handiya mandal
53.8%
Harda district
61.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
715
−201 vs mandal average
Dewas
715
Handiya mandal
916
Household size
people per home
3.9
−1.1 vs mandal average
Dewas
3.9
Handiya mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dewas at a glance

Dewas is a village of 919 people in 234 households (Census 2011) in Handiya tehsil, Harda district, Madhya Pradesh, the 30th-largest of 110 villages in Handiya tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 715 women per 1,000 men. It lies 15 km from the Harda district centre, 12 km from Harda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 461331, served by Harda post office; the LGD village code is 486878. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt Hospital, Nemawar, 9 km away. The sarpanch is SHIVNARAYAN, and the village votes in Khategaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Aashish Govind Sharma. The population is estimated at 1,084 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kolipura

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dewas · this village91962%
Bhadugaon · Handiya75338%2.2 km NW
Bhadugaon · Rehatgaon2,44260%2.2 km NW
Bhadugaon · Bhainsdehi55435%2.2 km NW
Abgaon Kalan · Handiya2,32867%2.8 km E
Devtalab · Handiya57061%3.5 km SE
Atarsama · Handiya78954%3.6 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dewas

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
HARDA
Distance to nearest town (km)
13
Distance to district HQ (km)
13
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
856.94
Irrigated area (ha)
627.51
Forest area (ha)
60.38

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Dewas

LGD code
486878
Pincode
461331
Post office
Harda
Population (Census 2011)
919
Population (projected 2026)
1,084
Households
234
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
715
Literacy rate
61.5%
Coordinates
22.41814°N, 77.02610°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Vidisha
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Khategaon
Member of Parliament
Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Aashish Govind Sharma
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SHIVNARAYAN
Block / Mandal
Handiya
Getting there

How to reach Dewas

Mandal centre
Handiya · ≈ 14 km
≈ 28 min by car · 34 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Harda · ≈ 15 km
≈ 30 min by car · 36 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal102 kmcapital
  • Mumbai569 km
  • Hyderabad580 km
  • Delhi689 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationHarda12 km
  • Bus stopSAI MANDIR BUS STOP9 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovt Hospital, Nemawar9 km
  • ATM / bankHarda15 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump40 km
  • CollegeRai Sahab Bhanwar Singh College41 km
  • Police stationPolice Thana Seoni Malwa47 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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