Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara
# Nishan Daryao

Nishan Daryao is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 966 people in 225 households, the 54th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.
- 966 people (2011)
- 225 households
- 68.8% literacy
- 928 females per 1,000 males

## Nishan Daryao PIN code and other codes

Nishan Daryao falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Mohkhed
- Census village code 495178

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

## How far is Nishan Daryao from nearby towns?
- Mohkhed (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 11 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town) 11 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nishan Daryao?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Nishan Daryao; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 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 Nishan Daryao known for?

About 63% of the 663 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nishan Daryao

Of every 100 households in Nishan Daryao in 2011, 66 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nishan Daryao · ■ Mohkhed rural average
- Electricity for lighting 66% 75%
- Toilet within the home 4% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 85%
- Tap water 0% 22%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 15% 43%
- Television 9% 25%
- Mobile phone 15% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 56% 39%
- Own their home 92% 93%

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

## What is the population of Nishan Daryao?

■ Nishan Daryao · ■ Mohkhed rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.8% 71.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 963
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 822 953
- Working population 57.2% 52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 55.6% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 253 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 237 (43%) · ■ Other work 27 (5%) · ■ Marginal 36 (7%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mohkhed
- Tikari 1,014 people
- Belkheda 997 people
- Khunajhir Khurd 970 people
- Bhandkhapa 967 people
- Gohjar 949 people
- Satnoor 931 people
- Gadhmau 930 people
- Parasia Baitul 930 people

All 183 villages in Mohkhed

## Quick answers
- How far is Nishan Daryao from Chhindwara? 11 km by road
- What is the population of Nishan Daryao? 966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nishan Daryao in? Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nishan Daryao? 68.8% (Census 2011)

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