Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad
# Mahua Kheda Dhiran

Mahua Kheda Dhiran is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 796 people in 164 households, the 55th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.
- 796 people (2011)
- 164 households
- 75.8% literacy
- 869 females per 1,000 males

## Mahua Kheda Dhiran PIN code and other codes

Mahua Kheda Dhiran falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Bankhedi
- Census village code 487963

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mahua Kheda Dhiran from nearby towns?
- Bankhedi (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ) 112 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town) 34 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mahua Kheda Dhiran?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahua Kheda Dhiran known for?

The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 95% of the 391 hectares of village land is sown, and 273 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mahua Kheda Dhiran

Of every 100 households in Mahua Kheda Dhiran in 2011, 95 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahua Kheda Dhiran · ■ Bankhedi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 59%
- Toilet within the home 52% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 48% 74%
- Tap water 0% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 30% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 94%
- Use banking services 23% 27%
- Television 40% 24%
- Mobile phone 80% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 32% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 36%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mahua Kheda Dhiran?

■ Mahua Kheda Dhiran · ■ Bankhedi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.8% 66.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 869 919
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 903 931
- Working population 39.9% 43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 65.9% for women. 56% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 132 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 98 (31%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 27 (8%) · ■ Marginal 57 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bankhedi
- Kharsali 860 people
- Barchhi 849 people
- Mahgawan 836 people
- Junawani 827 people
- Nibhora 795 people
- Panjra 738 people
- Kalangaon 720 people
- Gadarwada 697 people

All 125 villages in Bankhedi

## Quick answers
- How far is Mahua Kheda Dhiran from Hoshangabad? 112 km by road
- What is the population of Mahua Kheda Dhiran? 796 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahua Kheda Dhiran in? Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahua Kheda Dhiran? 75.8% (Census 2011)

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