# Khedi Balwari Village, Gandhwani, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gandhwani, Dhar 

# Khedi Balwari

Khedi Balwari is a village in Gandhwani sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **534 people in 83 households**, the 102nd largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 534people (2011)
- 83households
- 54.7%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Khedi Balwari PIN code and other codes

Khedi Balwari falls in Gandhwani sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGandhwani
- Census village code475278

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

## How far is Khedi Balwari from nearby towns?

- Dhar (district HQ)50 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 Khedi Balwari?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Khedi Balwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jirabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamnod
- ○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
- ○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 Khedi Balwari known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and cotton**. About 11% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Khedi Balwari

Of every 100 households in Khedi Balwari in 2011, 87 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khedi Balwari · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**69%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**6%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****62%**

**40%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Khedi Balwari?

■ Khedi Balwari · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**983

Working population ****49.3%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 50.2% for women. 48% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 172 (65%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 17 (6%) · **■** Marginal 65 (25%)

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 Gandhwani

- Ramgarh591 people
- Balwari585 people
- Chotiya Khedi584 people
- Pantha535 people
- Bawdi Khodra526 people
- Jhiran498 people
- Gunjyara495 people
- Kawad Kuwa494 people

[All 150 villages in Gandhwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/gandhwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khedi Balwari from Dhar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Khedi Balwari?534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khedi Balwari in?Dhar district (Gandhwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khedi Balwari?54.7% (Census 2011)