# Pikhar Kalan Village, Pandhana, Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/pandhana/pikhar-kalan/ Village · Pandhana, Khandwa # Pikhar Kalan Pikhar Kalan is a village in Pandhana sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,238 people in 277 households**, the 50th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%. - 1,238people (2011) - 277households - 69.0%literacy - 922females per 1,000 males ## Pikhar Kalan PIN code and other codes Pikhar Kalan falls in Pandhana sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChhegaon Makhan - Census village code506079 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pikhar Kalan from nearby towns? - Pandhana (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Khandwa (district HQ)30 km by road - Khandwa (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 Pikhar Kalan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pikhar Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhaigaon Makhan - ○Degree college10+ km · Khandwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Pikhar Kalan known for? The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 82% of the 671 hectares of village land is sown, and 317 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 Pikhar Kalan Of every 100 households in Pikhar Kalan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pikhar Kalan · ■ Pandhana rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **67% Toilet within the home ****57%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **89% Tap water ****97%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **94% Use banking services ****45%** **47% Television ****23%** **21% Mobile phone ****48%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****44%** **53% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Pikhar Kalan? ■ Pikhar Kalan · ■ Pandhana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **62.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****638** **926 Working population ****62.7%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 53.2% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 76 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (7%) · **■** Marginal 642 (83%) 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 Pandhana - Piparhatti1,417 people - Anjangaon1,399 people - Barkhedi1,351 people - Umarda1,245 people - Bandarla1,202 people - Bhairukheda1,174 people - Jamli Kalan1,147 people - Badiya Gyasur1,135 people [All 86 villages in Pandhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/pandhana/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pikhar Kalan from Khandwa?30 km by road - What is the population of Pikhar Kalan?1,238 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pikhar Kalan in?Khandwa district (Pandhana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pikhar Kalan?69.0% (Census 2011)