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

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Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad 

# Kharda

Kharda is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,146 people in 289 households**, the 42nd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 1,146people (2011)
- 289households
- 73.3%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Kharda PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSeoni-Malwa
- Census village code487230

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

## How far is Kharda from nearby towns?

- Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)38 km by road
- Seoni Malwa (nearest town)11 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 Kharda?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Seoni Malwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Kharda known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 80% of the 688 hectares of village land is sown, and 539 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 Kharda

Of every 100 households in Kharda in 2011, 88 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharda · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**59%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**37%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**42%

Television ****30%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**24%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kharda?

■ Kharda · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****657**

**905

Working population ****36.0%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 63.1% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 48 (12%)

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

- Dhamaniya1,216 people
- Pagdhal1,208 people
- Bhamedi1,195 people
- Lodhdi Kalan1,183 people
- Pipalthon1,135 people
- Jhillai1,132 people
- Luchgaon1,125 people
- Nirkhi1,118 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharda from Hoshangabad?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kharda?1,146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharda in?Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharda?73.3% (Census 2011)