# Khapa Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Khapa

Khapa is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **607 people in 139 households**, the 74th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 607people (2011)
- 139households
- 57.8%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Khapa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487763

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

## How far is Khapa from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sohagpur (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 Khapa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khapa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Khapa known for?

The main crops are **makka, jawar and tuar**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Khapa

Of every 100 households in Khapa in 2011, 69 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khapa · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****69%**

**51%

Television ****8%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Khapa?

■ Khapa · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**904

Working population ****47.4%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 43.2% for women. 48% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 244 (85%)

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

- Mana623 people
- Sonpur620 people
- Bamari615 people
- Daringa607 people
- Akola606 people
- Bodana Mitha606 people
- Pala Deori600 people
- Gujar Khapa590 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khapa from Hoshangabad?80 km by road
- What is the population of Khapa?607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khapa in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khapa?57.8% (Census 2011)