# Luchgaon Village, Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/luchgaon/ Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad # Luchgaon Luchgaon is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,125 people in 194 households**, the 45th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,125people (2011) - 194households - 73.3%literacy - 1,053females per 1,000 males ## Luchgaon PIN code and other codes Luchgaon falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSeoni-Malwa - Census village code487094 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Luchgaon from nearby towns? - Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)76 km by road - Seoni Malwa (nearest town)30 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 Luchgaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Luchgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shivpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 12 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 Luchgaon known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 81% of the 909 hectares of village land is sown, and 635 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 Luchgaon Of every 100 households in Luchgaon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Luchgaon · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **76% Toilet within the home ****49%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **59% Tap water ****2%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****56%** **42% Television ****35%** **37% Mobile phone ****59%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****24%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****33%** **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 Luchgaon? ■ Luchgaon · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333** **905 Working population ****33.9%** **43.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 61.1% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 179 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 - Lodhdi Kalan1,183 people - Kharda1,146 people - Pipalthon1,135 people - Jhillai1,132 people - Nirkhi1,118 people - Thuaa1,116 people - Rampura1,096 people - Tinsiya1,092 people [All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Luchgaon from Hoshangabad?76 km by road - What is the population of Luchgaon?1,125 (Census 2011) - Which district is Luchgaon in?Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Luchgaon?73.3% (Census 2011)