# Urdon Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Urdon

Urdon is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **434 people in 82 households**, the 107th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 434people (2011)
- 82households
- 64.4%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Urdon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487679

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

## How far is Urdon from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)18 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 Urdon?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Urdon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kamti
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Urdon known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 5% of the 900 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Urdon

Of every 100 households in Urdon in 2011, 70 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Urdon · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****65%**

**51%

Television ****4%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****59%**

**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 Urdon?

■ Urdon · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**904

Working population ****45.2%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 51.7% for women. 45% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 76 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 110 (56%)

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

- Katiya Khapa444 people
- Badai Khedi441 people
- Sankai441 people
- Ghoghari437 people
- Nakatua433 people
- Gohanadeh Malgujari424 people
- Churna421 people
- Lakhanpur421 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Urdon from Hoshangabad?70 km by road
- What is the population of Urdon?434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urdon in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Urdon?64.4% (Census 2011)