# Kherkheda Village, Satwas, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Satwas, Dewas 

# Kherkheda

Kherkheda is a village in Satwas sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **689 people in 172 households**, the 65th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 689people (2011)
- 172households
- 63.7%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Kherkheda PIN code and other codes

Kherkheda falls in Satwas sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKannod
- Census village code473848

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

## How far is Kherkheda from nearby towns?

- Satwas (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)125 km by road
- Satwas (nearest town)10 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 Kherkheda?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Satwas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khategaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kherkheda known for?

The main crops are **cotton**. About 61% of the 409 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Kherkheda

Of every 100 households in Kherkheda in 2011, 52 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kherkheda · ■ Satwas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**41%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Kherkheda?

■ Kherkheda · ■ Satwas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****609**

**924

Working population ****45.7%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 52.8% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 22 (7%)

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 Satwas

- Bhildi762 people
- Kaliratdi748 people
- Borkhedi719 people
- Tipras696 people
- Kothda684 people
- Sendrani669 people
- Ghudiya660 people
- Bherupura653 people

[All 108 villages in Satwas](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/satwas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kherkheda from Dewas?125 km by road
- What is the population of Kherkheda?689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherkheda in?Dewas district (Satwas sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kherkheda?63.7% (Census 2011)