# Tamkhan Village, Khategaon, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Khategaon, Dewas 

# Tamkhan

Tamkhan is a village in Khategaon sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **503 people in 102 households**, the 121st largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 503people (2011)
- 102households
- 58.2%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Tamkhan PIN code and other codes

Tamkhan falls in Khategaon sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhategaon
- Census village code474302

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

## How far is Tamkhan from nearby towns?

- Khategaon (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)146 km by road
- Khategaon (nearest town)25 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 Tamkhan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Tamkhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ajnas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khategaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Tamkhan known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 56% of the 303 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Tamkhan

Of every 100 households in Tamkhan in 2011, 19 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tamkhan · ■ Khategaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Tamkhan?

■ Tamkhan · ■ Khategaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**903

Working population ****46.1%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 39.3% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 91 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (31%) · **■** Other work 60 (26%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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 Khategaon

- Karondbuzurg516 people
- Nibora514 people
- Kungasa511 people
- Bijapur503 people
- Mandleshwar501 people
- Dhundhyakhedi499 people
- Rawlas486 people
- Songaon486 people

[All 168 villages in Khategaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tamkhan from Dewas?146 km by road
- What is the population of Tamkhan?503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tamkhan in?Dewas district (Khategaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tamkhan?58.2% (Census 2011)