# Banskheda Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/banskheda/ Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Banskheda Banskheda is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,357 people in 254 households**, the 32nd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,357people (2011) - 254households - 68.3%literacy - 906females per 1,000 males ## Banskheda PIN code and other codes Banskheda falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChaurai - Census village code494416 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banskheda from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)45 km by road - Chaurai Khas (nearest town)26 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 Banskheda? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Banskheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Banskheda known for? The main crops are **chana, soyabean and tuar**. About 88% of the 729 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Banskheda Of every 100 households in Banskheda in 2011, 83 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Banskheda · ■ Chaurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **70% Toilet within the home ****13%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **88% Tap water ****56%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****42%** **36% Television ****18%** **20% Mobile phone ****52%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **46% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 Banskheda? ■ Banskheda · ■ Chaurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **941 Working population ****45.0%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 58.2% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 182 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (19%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (6%) · **■** Marginal 272 (45%) 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 Chaurai - Bamhnitora Mohgaon1,437 people - Salai Chhindi1,412 people - Keolari Sambha1,397 people - Bijhawara1,378 people - Barhbaryari1,348 people - Nawegaon Makariya1,343 people - Pajra1,339 people - Megdon1,333 people [All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Banskheda from Chhindwara?45 km by road - What is the population of Banskheda?1,357 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banskheda in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Banskheda?68.3% (Census 2011)