# Aharkheda Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Babai, Hoshangabad 

# Aharkheda

Aharkheda is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **415 people in 72 households**, the 88th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 415people (2011)
- 72households
- 54.3%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Aharkheda PIN code and other codes

Aharkheda falls in Babai sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code487528

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

## How far is Aharkheda from nearby towns?

- Babai (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)40 km by road
- Hoshangabad (nearest town)40 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 Aharkheda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Aharkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Babai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Aharkheda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 76% of the 445 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 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 Aharkheda

Of every 100 households in Aharkheda in 2011, 31 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Aharkheda · ■ Babai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**33%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**31%

Television ****22%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Aharkheda?

■ Aharkheda · ■ Babai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**919

Working population ****42.9%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.9% for men and 46.7% for women. 54% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (9%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 110 (62%)

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 Babai

- Piparpani448 people
- Pehantala446 people
- Chiladhon421 people
- Bankhedi419 people
- Kadhaiya409 people
- Dobh401 people
- Alakhedi377 people
- Banshi Khairi360 people

[All 106 villages in Babai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aharkheda from Hoshangabad?40 km by road
- What is the population of Aharkheda?415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aharkheda in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Aharkheda?54.3% (Census 2011)