# Ahir Kheda Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/ahir-kheda/ Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone # Ahir Kheda Ahir Kheda is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,920 people in 347 households**, the 28th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,920people (2011) - 347households - 66.0%literacy - 1,060females per 1,000 males ## Ahir Kheda PIN code and other codes Ahir Kheda falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhikangaon - Census village code477386 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ahir Kheda from nearby towns? - Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)35 km by road - Bhikangaon (nearest town)25 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 Ahir Kheda? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Ahir Kheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Khargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Ahir Kheda known for? The main crops are **cotton, wheat and jawar**. About 45% of the 708 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Ahir Kheda Of every 100 households in Ahir Kheda in 2011, 74 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ahir Kheda · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **77% Toilet within the home ****19%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **91% Tap water ****44%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **95% Use banking services ****39%** **32% Television ****29%** **20% Mobile phone ****42%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****45%** **50% Own their home ****90%** **95% 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 Ahir Kheda? ■ Ahir Kheda · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048** **936 Working population ****46.3%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 54.7% for women. 56% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 150 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (34%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 111 (12%) · **■** Marginal 321 (36%) 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 Bhikangaon - Lalkheda2,159 people - Pokharabad2,022 people - Rodiya2,021 people - Andad1,983 people - Machhalgaon1,870 people - Nargaon1,828 people - Umariya1,806 people - Mohali1,798 people [All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ahir Kheda from Khargone?35 km by road - What is the population of Ahir Kheda?1,920 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ahir Kheda in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ahir Kheda?66.0% (Census 2011)