# Kajal Khedi Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/kajal-khedi/ Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad # Kajal Khedi Kajal Khedi is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,078 people in 211 households**, the 26th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 1,078people (2011) - 211households - 56.4%literacy - 928females per 1,000 males ## Kajal Khedi PIN code and other codes Kajal Khedi falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSohagpur - Census village code487743 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kajal Khedi from nearby towns? - Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)69 km by road - Sohagpur (nearest town)17 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 Kajal Khedi? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kajal Khedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shobhapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kajal Khedi known for? The main crops are **soyabean and wheat**. About 92% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 341 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 Kajal Khedi Of every 100 households in Kajal Khedi in 2011, 74 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kajal Khedi · ■ Sohagpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **61% Toilet within the home ****18%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **73% Tap water ****0%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****54%** **51% Television ****33%** **28% Mobile phone ****50%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **30% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kajal Khedi? ■ Kajal Khedi · ■ Sohagpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%** **66.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****670** **904 Working population ****36.6%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 44.0% for women. 52% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 143 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (11%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 45 (11%) · **■** Marginal 157 (40%) 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 - Tighda1,109 people - Nayagaon1,096 people - Bankhedi Rewa1,093 people - Mahuwa Kheda Kalan1,086 people - Bhanpur1,076 people - Karanpur1,075 people - Ramnagar1,067 people - Dhikwada1,053 people [All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kajal Khedi from Hoshangabad?69 km by road - What is the population of Kajal Khedi?1,078 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kajal Khedi in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kajal Khedi?56.4% (Census 2011)