# Urdhan Village, Mohkhed, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara 

# Urdhan

Urdhan is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 38 households**, the 169th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 179people (2011)
- 38households
- 59.7%literacy
- 845females per 1,000 males

## Urdhan PIN code and other codes

Urdhan falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMohkhed
- Census village code495137

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Urdhan from nearby towns?

- Mohkhed (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)35 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 Urdhan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Urdhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Singpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Urdhan known for?

About 63% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Urdhan

Of every 100 households in Urdhan in 2011, 32 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Urdhan · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**43%

Television ****5%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**39%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Urdhan?

■ Urdhan · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**953

Working population ****55.9%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 46.5% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 50 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (39%) · **■** Other work 11 (11%)

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 Mohkhed

- Junapani Ryt.231 people
- Mardai Kalan231 people
- Bargaon209 people
- Khapaniyar Sohagpur192 people
- Tinkuhi173 people
- Rajoli157 people
- Thaori Khurd156 people
- Bothiya151 people

[All 183 villages in Mohkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Urdhan from Chhindwara?35 km by road
- What is the population of Urdhan?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urdhan in?Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Urdhan?59.7% (Census 2011)