# Padkhuri Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/padkhuri/ Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni # Padkhuri Padkhuri is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,584 people in 344 households**, the 44th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 1,584people (2011) - 344households - 76.0%literacy - 987females per 1,000 males ## Padkhuri PIN code and other codes Padkhuri falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockVijayraghavgarh - Census village code488455 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padkhuri from nearby towns? - Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Katni (district HQ)25 km by road - Vijayraghavgarh (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 Padkhuri? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Padkhuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Katni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Padkhuri known for? The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 76% of the 831 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Padkhuri Of every 100 households in Padkhuri in 2011, 60 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Padkhuri · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **47% Toilet within the home ****5%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **93% Tap water ****1%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****34%** **38% Television ****18%** **14% Mobile phone ****25%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **39% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Padkhuri? ■ Padkhuri · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **942 Working population ****39.5%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 63.5% for women. 53% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 142 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (15%) · **■** Marginal 381 (61%) 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 Vijayraghavgarh - Jamuwani Kalan1,687 people - Rajarwara1,635 people - Kusma1,602 people - Harduwa Kalan1,595 people - Ghaghrota1,544 people - Kalhara1,517 people - Rajarwara1,510 people - Jhiriya1,487 people [All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Padkhuri from Katni?25 km by road - What is the population of Padkhuri?1,584 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padkhuri in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Padkhuri?76.0% (Census 2011)