Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad # Gujar Khedi Gujar Khedi is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,515 people in 296 households, the 10th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 1,515 people (2011) - 296 households - 62.1% literacy - 839 females per 1,000 males ## Gujar Khedi PIN code and other codes Gujar Khedi falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Sohagpur - Census village code 487638 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gujar Khedi from nearby towns? - Sohagpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ) 60 km by road - Sohagpur (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gujar Khedi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gujar Khedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sohagpur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sohagpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gujar Khedi known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and wheat. About 91% of the 890 hectares of village land is sown, and 753 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gujar Khedi Of every 100 households in Gujar Khedi in 2011, 74 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gujar Khedi · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 74% 61% - Toilet within the home 24% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 76% 73% - Tap water 0% 17% - Drinking water within premises 33% 34% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 93% - Use banking services 79% 51% - Television 52% 28% - Mobile phone 68% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 37% 20% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 15% 30% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gujar Khedi? ■ Gujar Khedi · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.1% 66.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 839 902 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 748 904 - Working population 37.7% 40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.5% for men and 45.4% for women. 51% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 335 (59%) · ■ Farm labourers 98 (17%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 48 (8%) · ■ Marginal 85 (15%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sohagpur - Bhaukhedi Kalan 1,931 people - Ajneri 1,891 people - Pipariya Kalan 1,660 people - Baruadhana 1,602 people - Chichli 1,403 people - Thikari 1,401 people - Barangi 1,367 people - Banskhapa 1,317 people All 167 villages in Sohagpur ## Quick answers - How far is Gujar Khedi from Hoshangabad? 60 km by road - What is the population of Gujar Khedi? 1,515 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gujar Khedi in? Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gujar Khedi? 62.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/gujar-khedi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.