# Gankheda Village, Lalbarra, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Lalbarra, Balaghat 

# Gankheda

Gankheda is a village in Lalbarra sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **67 people in 16 households**, the 103rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 67people (2011)
- 16households
- 45.0%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Gankheda PIN code and other codes

Gankheda falls in Lalbarra sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLalbarra
- Census village code497568

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

## How far is Gankheda from nearby towns?

- Lalbarra (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)37 km by road
- Waraseoni (nearest town)34 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 Gankheda?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Gankheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ranikuthar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lalbarra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Gankheda known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 13% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Gankheda

Of every 100 households in Gankheda in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gankheda · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**72%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**23%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****62%**

**45%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Gankheda?

■ Gankheda · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****6000**

**939

Working population ****50.7%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.1% for men and 35.7% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (26%) · **■** Other work 2 (6%) · **■** Marginal 23 (68%)

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 Lalbarra

- Barghat383 people
- Khairgondi245 people
- Nawegaon197 people
- Chikhali Badi148 people
- Sonawani47 people
- Silejhari Waraseoni33 people
- Chawarpani27 people
- Malgondi4 people

[All 110 villages in Lalbarra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gankheda from Balaghat?37 km by road
- What is the population of Gankheda?67 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gankheda in?Balaghat district (Lalbarra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gankheda?45.0% (Census 2011)