# Malkhedi Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Malkhedi

Malkhedi is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **299 people in 71 households**, the 108th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 299people (2011)
- 71households
- 56.7%literacy
- 1,106females per 1,000 males

## Malkhedi PIN code and other codes

Malkhedi falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498398

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

## How far is Malkhedi from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)90 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 Malkhedi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumadehi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Malkhedi known for?

The main crops are **dhan, kodu and kodu**. About 46% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Malkhedi

Of every 100 households in Malkhedi in 2011, 46 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malkhedi · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**65%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**24%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****90%**

**46%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**33%

Own their home ****74%**

**94%

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 Malkhedi?

■ Malkhedi · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**981

Working population ****47.2%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 49.2% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (21%) · **■** Other work 11 (8%) · **■** Marginal 57 (40%)

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 Paraswada

- Bijora Mal.329 people
- Tantatola327 people
- Khapakheda302 people
- Fatehpurtheka299 people
- Ghana291 people
- Dalwada290 people
- Jharakheda290 people
- Dhipur Ryt.285 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malkhedi from Balaghat?90 km by road
- What is the population of Malkhedi?299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malkhedi in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malkhedi?56.7% (Census 2011)