Village · Punasa, Khandwa # Khaigaon Khaigaon is a village in Punasa sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,087 people in 253 households, the 83rd largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%. - 1,087 people (2011) - 253 households - 75.6% literacy - 980 females per 1,000 males ## Khaigaon PIN code and other codes Khaigaon falls in Punasa sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Punasa - Census village code 506058 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khaigaon from nearby towns? - Punasa (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road - Khandwa (district HQ) 28 km by road - Mundi (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khaigaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Khaigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mundi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khandwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Khandwa - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Khaigaon known for? The main crops are soyabean, cotton and wheat. About 82% of the 485 hectares of village land is sown, and 242 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Khaigaon Of every 100 households in Khaigaon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khaigaon · ■ Punasa rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 76% - Toilet within the home 36% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 64% 78% - Tap water 0% 29% - Drinking water within premises 2% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 92% - Use banking services 44% 55% - Television 25% 24% - Mobile phone 39% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 20% 14% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 46% 44% - Own their home 97% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khaigaon? ■ Khaigaon · ■ Punasa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.6% 64.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1152 932 - Working population 47.5% 49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 64.3% for women. 58% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 239 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 181 (35%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 62 (12%) · ■ Marginal 31 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Punasa - Bordad Ryt 1,108 people - Phiphari Mal 1,104 people - Badnagar Ryt 1,102 people - Chichli Khurd 1,095 people - Hantiya 1,079 people - Kenood 1,045 people - Utadi 1,017 people - Bilaya 978 people All 165 villages in Punasa ## Quick answers - How far is Khaigaon from Khandwa? 28 km by road - What is the population of Khaigaon? 1,087 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khaigaon in? Khandwa district (Punasa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khaigaon? 75.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/punasa/khaigaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.