Village · Bhagwanpura, Khargone
# Damkheda

Damkheda is a village in Bhagwanpura sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 3,357 people in 575 households, the 13th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.4%.
- 3,357 people (2011)
- 575 households
- 50.4% literacy
- 1,027 females per 1,000 males

## Damkheda PIN code and other codes

Damkheda falls in Bhagwanpura sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Bhagwanpura
- Census village code 477777

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Damkheda from nearby towns?
- Bhagwanpura (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Khargone (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Damkheda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Damkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bistan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khargone
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Khargone
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Damkheda known for?

The main crops are cotton, makka and jawar. About 91% of the 664 hectares of village land is sown, and 337 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Damkheda

Of every 100 households in Damkheda in 2011, 84 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damkheda · ■ Bhagwanpura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 84% 69%
- Toilet within the home 3% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 96%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 55% 26%
- Television 5% 8%
- Mobile phone 24% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 61% 65%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Damkheda?

■ Damkheda · ■ Bhagwanpura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.4% 39.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1027 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 932 941
- Working population 47.0% 47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.6% for men and 43.5% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 813 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 536 (34%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 55 (3%) · ■ Marginal 167 (11%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bhagwanpura
- Rupgarh 3,809 people
- Mandaw Kheda 3,597 people
- Banher 3,465 people
- Palas Khurd 3,393 people
- Rasgangli 3,252 people
- Mogorgaon 3,117 people
- Umariya 3,014 people
- Bahadarpura 2,943 people

All 115 villages in Bhagwanpura

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- Damkheda · Village, Segaon, Khargone · 590 people
- Damkheda · Village, Lateri, Vidisha · 515 people
- Damkheda · Village, Maheshwar, Khargone · 391 people
- Damkheda · Village, Sironj, Vidisha · 44 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Damkheda from Khargone? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Damkheda? 3,357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damkheda in? Khargone district (Bhagwanpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Damkheda? 50.4% (Census 2011)

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