# Gidkheda Village, Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad 

# Gidkheda

Gidkheda is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 56 households**, the 155th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 269people (2011)
- 56households
- 35.1%literacy
- 1,118females per 1,000 males

## Gidkheda PIN code and other codes

Gidkheda falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSeoni-Malwa
- Census village code487264

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

## How far is Gidkheda from nearby towns?

- Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)70 km by road
- Seoni Malwa (nearest town)25 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 Gidkheda?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gidkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Gidkheda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, dhan and chana**. About 42% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gidkheda

Of every 100 households in Gidkheda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gidkheda · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**37%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****100%**

**31%

Own their home ****66%**

**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 Gidkheda?

■ Gidkheda · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.1%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**905

Working population ****36.4%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.2% for men and 25.7% for women. 44% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (52%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Seoni-Malwa

- Mayau Gaon314 people
- Jondhal311 people
- Amar Katara310 people
- Jamuniyaharji279 people
- Sirupura258 people
- Jhagar254 people
- Ghoghara252 people
- Chandpura241 people

[All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gidkheda from Hoshangabad?70 km by road
- What is the population of Gidkheda?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gidkheda in?Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gidkheda?35.1% (Census 2011)