# Malkheda Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone 

# Malkheda

Malkheda is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **917 people in 172 households**, the 80th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 917people (2011)
- 172households
- 66.1%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Malkheda PIN code and other codes

Malkheda falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhikangaon
- Census village code477493

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Malkheda from nearby towns?

- Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)57 km by road
- Bhikangaon (nearest town)17 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 Malkheda?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Malkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhikangaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhikangaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Malkheda known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and jawar**. About 79% of the 753 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 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 Malkheda

Of every 100 households in Malkheda in 2011, 91 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malkheda · ■ Bhikangaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****26%**

**32%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**50%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Malkheda?

■ Malkheda · ■ Bhikangaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**936

Working population ****62.8%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 50.9% for women. 62% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 179 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (9%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 334 (58%)

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

- Lachora961 people
- Kaliya Khedi948 people
- Sahejala940 people
- Chiltiya921 people
- Lalni874 people
- Kholwa860 people
- Bijasani857 people
- Roshya857 people

[All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malkheda from Khargone?57 km by road
- What is the population of Malkheda?917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malkheda in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malkheda?66.1% (Census 2011)