# Umarkhedi Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Babai, Hoshangabad 

# Umarkhedi

Umarkhedi is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **733 people in 167 households**, the 61st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 733people (2011)
- 167households
- 66.7%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Umarkhedi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code487572

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

## How far is Umarkhedi from nearby towns?

- Babai (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)20 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 Umarkhedi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Semri Harchand
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Umarkhedi known for?

The main crops are **wheat and soyabean**. About 94% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Umarkhedi

Of every 100 households in Umarkhedi in 2011, 24 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Umarkhedi · ■ Babai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**33%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**31%

Television ****18%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**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 Umarkhedi?

■ Umarkhedi · ■ Babai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**919

Working population ****30.7%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 47.6% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 101 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (48%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Chichli Kalan784 people
- Kondarwada783 people
- Shivpur756 people
- Mudhapar751 people
- Gudla702 people
- Dolariyakhurd699 people
- Furtala677 people
- Tamcharu673 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Umarkhedi from Hoshangabad?50 km by road
- What is the population of Umarkhedi?733 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umarkhedi in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Umarkhedi?66.7% (Census 2011)