# Nilkanthi Khurd Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/nilkanthi-khurd/ Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Nilkanthi Khurd Nilkanthi Khurd is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,039 people in 208 households**, the 63rd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,039people (2011) - 208households - 67.0%literacy - 872females per 1,000 males ## Nilkanthi Khurd PIN code and other codes Nilkanthi Khurd falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChaurai - Census village code494362 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nilkanthi Khurd from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)25 km by road - Chaurai Khas (nearest town)15 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 Nilkanthi Khurd? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Nilkanthi Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parasgavsarra - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Nilkanthi Khurd known for? About 68% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Nilkanthi Khurd Of every 100 households in Nilkanthi Khurd in 2011, 86 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nilkanthi Khurd · ■ Chaurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **70% Toilet within the home ****3%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****39%** **36% Television ****10%** **20% Mobile phone ****19%** **27% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****69%** **46% Own their home ****95%** **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 Nilkanthi Khurd? ■ Nilkanthi Khurd · ■ Chaurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **941 Working population ****56.2%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 54.5% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 16 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 545 (93%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%) 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 - Sankh1,070 people - Mehngora1,066 people - Barelipar Mal.1,057 people - Lohara1,048 people - Ramgarh1,039 people - Khirkhiri1,037 people - Dilawar Mohgaon1,033 people - Amajhiri1,024 people [All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nilkanthi Khurd from Chhindwara?25 km by road - What is the population of Nilkanthi Khurd?1,039 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nilkanthi Khurd in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Nilkanthi Khurd?67.0% (Census 2011)