Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone
# Kedwa Ja.

Kedwa Ja. is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,202 people in 375 households, the 22nd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.
- 2,202 people (2011)
- 375 households
- 62.3% literacy
- 1,037 females per 1,000 males

## Kedwa Ja. PIN code and other codes

Kedwa Ja. falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Bhikangaon
- Census village code 477444

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

## How far is Kedwa Ja. from nearby towns?
- Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ) 48 km by road
- Bhikangaon (nearest town) 6 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kedwa Ja.?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kedwa Ja.; 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
- ● 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
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhikangaon
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bhikangaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Khargone
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 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, 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 Kedwa Ja. known for?

The main crops are cotton, soyabean and wheat. About 77% of the 723 hectares of village land is sown, and 951 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kedwa Ja.

Of every 100 households in Kedwa Ja. in 2011, 56 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kedwa Ja. · ■ Bhikangaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 56% 77%
- Toilet within the home 10% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 91%
- Tap water 9% 34%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 19%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95%
- Use banking services 45% 32%
- Television 25% 20%
- Mobile phone 36% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 25% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 48% 50%
- Own their home 98% 95%

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

## What is the population of Kedwa Ja.?

■ Kedwa Ja. · ■ Bhikangaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.3% 61.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1037 971
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 946 936
- Working population 49.3% 50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 51.6% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 139 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 880 (81%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 48 (4%) · ■ Marginal 15 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bhikangaon
- Piplya Buzurg 2,250 people
- Satwada 2,222 people
- Rahegaon 2,211 people
- Padliya 2,209 people
- Chaundi 2,180 people
- Lalkheda 2,159 people
- Pokharabad 2,022 people
- Rodiya 2,021 people

All 145 villages in Bhikangaon

## Quick answers
- How far is Kedwa Ja. from Khargone? 48 km by road
- What is the population of Kedwa Ja.? 2,202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kedwa Ja. in? Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kedwa Ja.? 62.3% (Census 2011)

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