# Kursidhana Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad 

# Kursidhana

Kursidhana is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **462 people in 121 households**, the 90th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 462people (2011)
- 121households
- 70.2%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Kursidhana PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBankhedi
- Census village code488005

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

## How far is Kursidhana from nearby towns?

- Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)102 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)23 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 Kursidhana?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kursidhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bankhedi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Kursidhana known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 90% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Kursidhana

Of every 100 households in Kursidhana in 2011, 31 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kursidhana · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**27%

Television ****25%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kursidhana?

■ Kursidhana · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**931

Working population ****40.0%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 55.0% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 52 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (11%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 109 (59%)

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

- Sirawada537 people
- Kudari528 people
- Patha489 people
- Kemdhana480 people
- Amhora458 people
- Chhater455 people
- Bania Khedi448 people
- Pipariya Raja447 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kursidhana from Hoshangabad?102 km by road
- What is the population of Kursidhana?462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kursidhana in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kursidhana?70.2% (Census 2011)