# Kankhedi Village, Tamia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Tamia, Chhindwara 

# Kankhedi

Kankhedi is a village in Tamia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **252 people in 52 households**, the 141st largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 252people (2011)
- 52households
- 44.9%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Kankhedi PIN code and other codes

Kankhedi falls in Tamia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockTamia
- Census village code493765

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

## How far is Kankhedi from nearby towns?

- Tamia (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Dongar Parasia (nearest town)58 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 Kankhedi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tamia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kankhedi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, makka and dhan**. About 3% of the 864 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kankhedi

Of every 100 households in Kankhedi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankhedi · ■ Tamia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**69%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**74%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****87%**

**56%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kankhedi?

■ Kankhedi · ■ Tamia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****679**

**986

Working population ****58.7%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 36.6% for women. 55% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 109 (74%)

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 Tamia

- Mirakota282 people
- Dauriya Kheda258 people
- Satalba256 people
- Sonpur253 people
- Dehgaon Khurd251 people
- Chimtipur250 people
- Bijadhana248 people
- Paundi225 people

[All 191 villages in Tamia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/tamia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankhedi?252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankhedi in?Chhindwara district (Tamia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kankhedi?44.9% (Census 2011)