# Kajal Khedi Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/kajal-khedi/ Village · Babai, Hoshangabad # Kajal Khedi Kajal Khedi is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,302 people in 447 households**, the 11th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 2,302people (2011) - 447households - 75.0%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Kajal Khedi PIN code and other codes Kajal Khedi falls in Babai sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBabai - Census village code487602 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kajal Khedi from nearby towns? - Babai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)35 km by road - Babai (nearest town)8 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 Kajal Khedi? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kajal Khedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Babai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Babai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 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 Kajal Khedi known for? The main crops are **soyabean, dhan and wheat**. About 75% of the 1,116 hectares of village land is sown, and 776 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 Kajal Khedi Of every 100 households in Kajal Khedi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kajal Khedi · ■ Babai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **67% Toilet within the home ****38%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **71% Tap water ****77%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **96% Use banking services ****35%** **31% Television ****42%** **27% Mobile phone ****61%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****34%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **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 Kajal Khedi? ■ Kajal Khedi · ■ Babai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **919 Working population ****38.1%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 64.4% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 339 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 434 (49%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (6%) · **■** Marginal 44 (5%) 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 - Bajjarwada2,487 people - Mohgaon2,458 people - Samon2,410 people - Ganera2,403 people - Chourahet2,241 people - Ankhmau2,207 people - Manwada2,106 people - Bikor2,026 people [All 106 villages in Babai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kajal Khedi from Hoshangabad?35 km by road - What is the population of Kajal Khedi?2,302 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kajal Khedi in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kajal Khedi?75.0% (Census 2011)