Village · Jamai, Chhindwara
# Kekda Nimdhana

Kekda Nimdhana is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 187 people in 50 households, the 239th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.
- 187 people (2011)
- 50 households
- 73.5% literacy
- 989 females per 1,000 males

## Kekda Nimdhana PIN code and other codes

Kekda Nimdhana falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Jamai
- Census village code 494625

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

## How far is Kekda Nimdhana from nearby towns?
- Jamai (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Jamai (nearest town) 10 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kekda Nimdhana?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kekda Nimdhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Parana Khalaza
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Jamai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 7 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kekda Nimdhana known for?

About 9% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kekda Nimdhana

Of every 100 households in Kekda Nimdhana in 2011, 32 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kekda Nimdhana · ■ Jamai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 32% 73%
- Toilet within the home 27% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 87%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 91%
- Use banking services 74% 66%
- Television 11% 17%
- Mobile phone 8% 19%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 63% 50%
- Own their home 63% 89%

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

## What is the population of Kekda Nimdhana?

■ Kekda Nimdhana · ■ Jamai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.5% 54.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 684 950
- Working population 56.7% 45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 67.5% for women. 65% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 45 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 48 (45%) · ■ Other work 12 (11%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jamai
- Deduwada 207 people
- Bamhani Ryt. 205 people
- Chicholi 197 people
- Hirdagarh Chhinddhana 195 people
- Ghanakheda 175 people
- Bhimsani Mal 171 people
- Tekapar 169 people
- Biramdoh 163 people

All 261 villages in Jamai

## Quick answers
- How far is Kekda Nimdhana from Chhindwara? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Kekda Nimdhana? 187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kekda Nimdhana in? Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kekda Nimdhana? 73.5% (Census 2011)

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