Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara
# Mardai Kalan

Mardai Kalan is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 231 people in 51 households, the 166th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.
- 231 people (2011)
- 51 households
- 71.2% literacy
- 763 females per 1,000 males

## Mardai Kalan PIN code and other codes

Mardai Kalan falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Mohkhed
- Census village code 495136

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

## How far is Mardai Kalan from nearby towns?
- Mohkhed (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 33 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town) 33 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mardai Kalan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Mardai Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 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 Mardai Kalan known for?

About 70% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mardai Kalan

Of every 100 households in Mardai Kalan in 2011, 80 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mardai Kalan · ■ Mohkhed rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 75%
- Toilet within the home 4% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 85%
- Tap water 0% 22%
- Drinking water within premises 86% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94%
- Use banking services 53% 43%
- Television 10% 25%
- Mobile phone 2% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 47% 39%
- Own their home 88% 93%

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

## What is the population of Mardai Kalan?

■ Mardai Kalan · ■ Mohkhed rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.2% 71.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 763 963
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 733 953
- Working population 52.4% 52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 59.6% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 32 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 86 (71%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mohkhed
- Tansara Ryt. 275 people
- Chindboh 249 people
- Govindwari Ryt. 244 people
- Junapani Ryt. 231 people
- Bargaon 209 people
- Khapaniyar Sohagpur 192 people
- Urdhan 179 people
- Tinkuhi 173 people

All 183 villages in Mohkhed

## Quick answers
- How far is Mardai Kalan from Chhindwara? 33 km by road
- What is the population of Mardai Kalan? 231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mardai Kalan in? Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mardai Kalan? 71.2% (Census 2011)

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