# Bankhedi Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/bankhedi/

Village · Babai, Hoshangabad 

# Bankhedi

Bankhedi is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **419 people in 90 households**, the 87th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 419people (2011)
- 90households
- 74.1%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Bankhedi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code487530

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

## How far is Bankhedi from nearby towns?

- Babai (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)44 km by road
- Hoshangabad (nearest town)44 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 Bankhedi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bankhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bankhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 80% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 376 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 Bankhedi

Of every 100 households in Bankhedi in 2011, 66 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankhedi · ■ Babai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**33%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bankhedi?

■ Bankhedi · ■ Babai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**919

Working population ****26.5%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 63.6% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 102 (92%)

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

- Jamuniya454 people
- Piparpani448 people
- Pehantala446 people
- Chiladhon421 people
- Aharkheda415 people
- Kadhaiya409 people
- Dobh401 people
- Alakhedi377 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bankhedi from Hoshangabad?44 km by road
- What is the population of Bankhedi?419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankhedi in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bankhedi?74.1% (Census 2011)