# Sekhpura Village, Pandhana, Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pandhana, Khandwa 

# Sekhpura

Sekhpura is a village in Pandhana sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **655 people in 117 households**, the 76th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%.

- 655people (2011)
- 117households
- 74.7%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Sekhpura PIN code and other codes

Sekhpura falls in Pandhana sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPandhana
- Census village code506105

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

## How far is Sekhpura from nearby towns?

- Pandhana (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Khandwa (district HQ)16 km by road
- Khandwa (nearest town)16 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 Sekhpura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sekhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Badgaon Gujar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khandwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Sekhpura known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, cotton and wheat**. About 81% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Sekhpura

Of every 100 households in Sekhpura in 2011, 79 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sekhpura · ■ Pandhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**89%

Tap water ****8%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**47%

Television ****25%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**11%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**53%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Sekhpura?

■ Sekhpura · ■ Pandhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**62.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**926

Working population ****54.7%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 62.4% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 206 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (27%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%) · **■** Marginal 30 (8%)

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

- Gaul Joshi731 people
- Gobariya710 people
- Badiya Kharwa681 people
- Karoli674 people
- Rajgarh Vangram628 people
- Kudalda577 people
- Roshanhar567 people
- Ardala Khurd499 people

[All 86 villages in Pandhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/pandhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sekhpura from Khandwa?16 km by road
- What is the population of Sekhpura?655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekhpura in?Khandwa district (Pandhana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sekhpura?74.7% (Census 2011)