# Dedgaon Mal Village, Khirkiya, Harda (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/khirkiya/dedgaon-mal/ Village · Khirkiya, Harda # Dedgaon Mal Dedgaon Mal is a village in Khirkiya sub-district of Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,160 people in 254 households**, the 26th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%. - 1,160people (2011) - 254households - 70.9%literacy - 895females per 1,000 males ## Dedgaon Mal PIN code and other codes Dedgaon Mal falls in Khirkiya sub-district, Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKhirkiya - Census village code486560 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dedgaon Mal from nearby towns? - Khirkiya (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Harda (district HQ)50 km by road - Khirkiya (nearest town)15 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 Dedgaon Mal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dedgaon Mal; 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 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Charua - ○Degree college10+ km · Harda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harda - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Dedgaon Mal known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 77% of the 391 hectares of village land is sown, and 239 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 Dedgaon Mal Of every 100 households in Dedgaon Mal in 2011, 70 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dedgaon Mal · ■ Khirkiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **80% Toilet within the home ****38%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **71% Tap water ****3%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **91% Use banking services ****40%** **37% Television ****38%** **26% Mobile phone ****66%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****34%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **40% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 Dedgaon Mal? ■ Dedgaon Mal · ■ Khirkiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **69.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****764** **941 Working population ****32.4%** **42.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 63.5% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 200 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 41 (11%) 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 Khirkiya - Barangi1,223 people - Maktapur1,194 people - Sonpura1,194 people - Jaimal Pura1,177 people - Jatpura Mal1,066 people - Jadopura1,058 people - Badanagar986 people - Neem Sarai977 people [All 87 villages in Khirkiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/khirkiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dedgaon Mal from Harda?50 km by road - What is the population of Dedgaon Mal?1,160 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dedgaon Mal in?Harda district (Khirkiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dedgaon Mal?70.9% (Census 2011)