# Padrai Thakur Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/padrai-thakur/ Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Padrai Thakur Padrai Thakur is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,060 people in 434 households**, the 10th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 2,060people (2011) - 434households - 52.2%literacy - 979females per 1,000 males ## Padrai Thakur PIN code and other codes Padrai Thakur falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBankhedi - Census village code488026 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padrai Thakur from nearby towns? - Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)102 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town)28 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 Padrai Thakur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Padrai Thakur; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn 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 hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Padrai Thakur known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 47% of the 1,287 hectares of village land is sown, and 314 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 Padrai Thakur Of every 100 households in Padrai Thakur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Padrai Thakur · ■ Bankhedi rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **59% Toilet within the home ****0%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****10%** **27% Television ****10%** **24% Mobile phone ****14%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****60%** **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 Padrai Thakur? ■ Padrai Thakur · ■ Bankhedi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006** **931 Working population ****54.0%** **43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.6% for men and 43.6% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 300 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 517 (46%) · **■** Household industry 55 (5%) · **■** Other work 60 (5%) · **■** Marginal 181 (16%) 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 - Bachavani2,675 people - Machhera Kalan2,529 people - Anhai2,439 people - Dumar2,194 people - Karpa2,018 people - Rahatwada1,853 people - Junheta1,826 people - Purena Kalan1,806 people [All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Padrai Thakur from Hoshangabad?102 km by road - What is the population of Padrai Thakur?2,060 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padrai Thakur in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Padrai Thakur?52.2% (Census 2011)