# Kalkuhi Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad 

# Kalkuhi

Kalkuhi is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **935 people in 206 households**, the 49th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 935people (2011)
- 206households
- 77.3%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Kalkuhi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBankhedi
- Census village code488022

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

## How far is Kalkuhi from nearby towns?

- Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)100 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)21 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 Kalkuhi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkuhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bankhedi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Kalkuhi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 73% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 248 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 Kalkuhi

Of every 100 households in Kalkuhi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kalkuhi · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**74%

Tap water ****12%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****77%**

**27%

Television ****60%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**36%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Kalkuhi?

■ Kalkuhi · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**931

Working population ****49.4%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 68.5% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (9%) · **■** Marginal 204 (44%)

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

- Bheropur952 people
- Rajthari952 people
- Mahua Kheda943 people
- Machhera Khurd937 people
- Khamariya864 people
- Kharsali860 people
- Barchhi849 people
- Mahgawan836 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalkuhi from Hoshangabad?100 km by road
- What is the population of Kalkuhi?935 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkuhi in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalkuhi?77.3% (Census 2011)