# Kherda Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/kherda/ Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone # Kherda Kherda is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,610 people in 461 households**, the 12th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 2,610people (2011) - 461households - 45.4%literacy - 962females per 1,000 males ## Kherda PIN code and other codes Kherda falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhikangaon - Census village code477506 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kherda from nearby towns? - Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)65 km by road - Bhikangaon (nearest town)35 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 Kherda? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kherda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhikangaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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 Kherda known for? The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 47% of the 957 hectares of village land is sown, and 255 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 Kherda Of every 100 households in Kherda in 2011, 72 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kherda · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **77% Toilet within the home ****2%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **91% Tap water ****62%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****8%** **32% Television ****15%** **20% Mobile phone ****26%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****56%** **50% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kherda? ■ Kherda · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054** **936 Working population ****51.0%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.3% for men and 34.9% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 298 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 640 (48%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 114 (9%) · **■** Marginal 263 (20%) 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 - Boruth2,924 people - Piprad2,699 people - Goradiya Jagir2,663 people - Saikhedi2,662 people - Chhirwa2,531 people - Bitnera2,454 people - Banjhar2,405 people - Sangvi2,375 people [All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kherda from Khargone?65 km by road - What is the population of Kherda?2,610 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kherda in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kherda?45.4% (Census 2011)