# Garkheda Village, Maksoodangarh, Guna (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maksoodangarh, Guna 

# Garkheda

Garkheda is a village in Maksoodangarh sub-district of Guna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,461 people in 256 households**, the 14th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 1,461people (2011)
- 256households
- 57.5%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Garkheda PIN code and other codes

Garkheda falls in Maksoodangarh sub-district, Guna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRaghogarh
- Census village code499462

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

## How far is Garkheda from nearby towns?

- Maksudangarh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Guna (district HQ)87 km by road
- Biaora (nearest town)33 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 Garkheda?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Garkheda; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maksoodangarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raghogarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Garkheda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 92% of the 660 hectares of village land is sown, and 448 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 Garkheda

Of every 100 households in Garkheda in 2011, 76 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Garkheda · ■ Maksoodangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**90%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**10%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**21%

Television ****33%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**43%

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 Garkheda?

■ Garkheda · ■ Maksoodangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**908

Working population ****43.2%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 37.8% for women. 51% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 332 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (6%) · **■** Marginal 91 (14%)

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 Maksoodangarh

- Pareva1,695 people
- Dongar1,631 people
- Nalkheda1,604 people
- Parwariya1,559 people
- Dhina Khedi1,400 people
- Kolaras1,303 people
- Shahpur1,271 people
- Bhagwatipura1,263 people

[All 183 villages in Maksoodangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/guna/maksoodangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garkheda from Guna?87 km by road
- What is the population of Garkheda?1,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garkheda in?Guna district (Maksoodangarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garkheda?57.5% (Census 2011)