# Chandakhedi Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Chandakhedi

Chandakhedi is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **788 people in 158 households**, the 64th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 788people (2011)
- 158households
- 65.0%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Chandakhedi PIN code and other codes

Chandakhedi falls in Sonkatch sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473488

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

## How far is Chandakhedi from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sonkatch (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 Chandakhedi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chandakhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonkatch
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonkach
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Chandakhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 55% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Chandakhedi

Of every 100 households in Chandakhedi in 2011, 84 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Chandakhedi · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****43%**

**42%

Television ****46%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Chandakhedi?

■ Chandakhedi · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**936

Working population ****56.7%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 48.1% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 282 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (23%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 55 (12%)

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 Sonkatch

- Kachnariya Eklehra865 people
- Pardhikheda855 people
- Jalodia798 people
- Karadiyagada795 people
- Jamli781 people
- Surjana777 people
- Dehariyapeth773 people
- Lalakhedi771 people

[All 131 villages in Sonkatch](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandakhedi from Dewas?65 km by road
- What is the population of Chandakhedi?788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandakhedi in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandakhedi?65.0% (Census 2011)