Village · Babai, Hoshangabad # Suwakhedi Suwakhedi is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,247 people in 236 households, the 37th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 1,247 people (2011) - 236 households - 71.5% literacy - 936 females per 1,000 males ## Suwakhedi PIN code and other codes Suwakhedi falls in Babai sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Babai - Census village code 487543 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Suwakhedi from nearby towns? - Babai (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ) 17 km by road - Babai (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Suwakhedi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Suwakhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Babai - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Babai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhopal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Suwakhedi known for? The main crops are soyabean, dhan and wheat. About 68% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Suwakhedi Of every 100 households in Suwakhedi in 2011, 57 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Suwakhedi · ■ Babai rural average - Electricity for lighting 57% 67% - Toilet within the home 34% 29% - No toilet (open defecation) 66% 71% - Tap water 0% 15% - Drinking water within premises 30% 33% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 24% 31% - Television 26% 27% - Mobile phone 30% 40% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 20% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 33% 39% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Suwakhedi? ■ Suwakhedi · ■ Babai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.5% 68.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 936 911 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 885 919 - Working population 43.1% 41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 62.4% for women. 54% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 118 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (2%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 38 (7%) · ■ Marginal 367 (68%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Babai - Baglon 1,362 people - Kharda 1,347 people - Mahendrawadi 1,309 people - Bachhwada 1,279 people - Talkesri 1,234 people - Khidiya 1,076 people - Nagwada 1,053 people - Sukkarwada 1,041 people All 106 villages in Babai ## Quick answers - How far is Suwakhedi from Hoshangabad? 17 km by road - What is the population of Suwakhedi? 1,247 (Census 2011) - Which district is Suwakhedi in? Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Suwakhedi? 71.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/suwakhedi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.