# Chhedka Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Chhedka

Chhedka is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **143 people in 30 households**, the 152nd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 143people (2011)
- 30households
- 62.8%literacy
- 765females per 1,000 males

## Chhedka PIN code and other codes

Chhedka falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487687

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

## How far is Chhedka from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)61 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)16 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 Chhedka?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Chhedka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shrirungpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Chhedka known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 34% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Chhedka

Of every 100 households in Chhedka in 2011, 47 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhedka · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**61%

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

**27%

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

**73%

Tap water ****77%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****77%**

**51%

Television ****3%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**30%

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 Chhedka?

■ Chhedka · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****765**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579**

**904

Working population ****55.9%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 41.2% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (15%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 57 (71%)

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 Sohagpur

- Kankdi171 people
- Nandner169 people
- Sakot154 people
- Paraspani153 people
- Manakwada139 people
- Dhapada Khurd132 people
- Hathnabad126 people
- Khidiya122 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhedka from Hoshangabad?61 km by road
- What is the population of Chhedka?143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhedka in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhedka?62.8% (Census 2011)