Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara
# Harna Khedi

Harna Khedi is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,111 people in 213 households, the 55th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.
- 1,111 people (2011)
- 213 households
- 76.3% literacy
- 966 females per 1,000 males

## Harna Khedi PIN code and other codes

Harna Khedi falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Chaurai
- Census village code 494380

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

## How far is Harna Khedi from nearby towns?
- Chaurai (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 23 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town) 20 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Harna Khedi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Harna Khedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Chand
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Harna Khedi known for?

About 78% of the 420 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Harna Khedi

Of every 100 households in Harna Khedi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harna Khedi · ■ Chaurai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 70%
- Toilet within the home 23% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 77% 88%
- Tap water 91% 33%
- Drinking water within premises 37% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 95%
- Use banking services 22% 36%
- Television 16% 20%
- Mobile phone 26% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 17% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 59% 46%
- Own their home 84% 93%

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

## What is the population of Harna Khedi?

■ Harna Khedi · ■ Chaurai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.3% 70.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 941
- Working population 46.7% 48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 69.2% for women. 59% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 166 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 302 (58%) · ■ Other work 32 (6%) · ■ Marginal 19 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Chaurai
- Pipariya Fatepur 1,168 people
- Madai 1,156 people
- Loni Khurd 1,136 people
- Ghorawadi 1,118 people
- Kedarpur Khurd 1,105 people
- Muari 1,105 people
- Bamanwada 1,101 people
- Sankh 1,070 people

All 190 villages in Chaurai

## Quick answers
- How far is Harna Khedi from Chhindwara? 23 km by road
- What is the population of Harna Khedi? 1,111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harna Khedi in? Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Harna Khedi? 76.3% (Census 2011)

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