# Anhai Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad 

# Anhai

Anhai is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,439 people in 499 households**, the 8th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 2,439people (2011)
- 499households
- 62.7%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Anhai PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBankhedi
- Census village code487958

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

## How far is Anhai from nearby towns?

- Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)115 km by road
- Pipariya (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 Anhai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Anhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saikheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Anhai known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 88% of the 739 hectares of village land is sown, and 538 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 Anhai

Of every 100 households in Anhai in 2011, 72 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Anhai · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**74%

Tap water ****18%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**26%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****4%**

**27%

Television ****32%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Anhai?

■ Anhai · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**931

Working population ****55.9%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 53.4% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 170 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (14%) · **■** Other work 24 (2%) · **■** Marginal 976 (72%)

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 Bankhedi

- Malhanwada2,927 people
- Pipariya Palia2,891 people
- Bachavani2,675 people
- Machhera Kalan2,529 people
- Dumar2,194 people
- Padrai Thakur2,060 people
- Karpa2,018 people
- Rahatwada1,853 people

[All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Anhai from Hoshangabad?115 km by road
- What is the population of Anhai?2,439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Anhai in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Anhai?62.7% (Census 2011)