Village · Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker
# Khedegaon

Khedegaon is a village in Durgkondal sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494771. The 2011 Census counted 150 people in 29 households, the 128th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.
- 150 people (2011)
- 29 households
- 60.3% literacy
- 494771 PIN code

## Khedegaon PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khedegaon is 494771. Khedegaon falls in Durgkondal sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494771
- Gram panchayat Manghur
- Community development block Durgkondal
- Census village code 447715

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Khedegaon from nearby towns?
- Durgkondal (sub-district HQ) 34 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ) 105 km by road
- Bhanupratappur (nearest town) 70 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Khedegaon?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khedegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Badgaon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khedegaon known for?

The main crops are paddy, kodo and maize. About 30% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Khedegaon

Of every 100 households in Khedegaon in 2011, 24 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khedegaon · ■ Durgkondal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 24% 51%
- Toilet within the home 0% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 3% 35%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 0% 9%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 55% 29%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Khedegaon?

■ Khedegaon · ■ Durgkondal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.3% 62.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 807 996
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 933 972
- Working population 70.0% 57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 47.2% for women. 72% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 50 (48%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (5%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (3%) · ■ Marginal 46 (44%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Durgkondal
- Hinganpuri 162 people
- Adgud 157 people
- Meregaon 157 people
- Mindoda 156 people
- Padgal 149 people
- Bhejhar 139 people
- Hirange 137 people
- Latmarka 133 people

All 150 villages in Durgkondal

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khedegaon? 494771
- How far is Khedegaon from Kanker? 105 km by road
- What is the population of Khedegaon? 150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khedegaon in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Durgkondal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Khedegaon? 60.3% (Census 2011)

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