# Paldi Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone 

# Paldi

Paldi is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **409 people in 75 households**, the 114th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 409people (2011)
- 75households
- 62.5%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Paldi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhikangaon
- Census village code477483

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

## How far is Paldi from nearby towns?

- Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bhikangaon (nearest town)10 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 Paldi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Paldi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhikangaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhikangaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Paldi known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 20% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Paldi

Of every 100 households in Paldi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paldi · ■ Bhikangaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**19%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Paldi?

■ Paldi · ■ Bhikangaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****680**

**936

Working population ****85.1%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 49.4% for women. 82% of men and 88% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 336 (97%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%)

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

- Bhopatpura471 people
- Gawat Khedi464 people
- Govindpura460 people
- Dhakberdi413 people
- Ratanpur387 people
- Mohandad366 people
- Badgaon364 people
- Dongargaon362 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Paldi from Khargone?50 km by road
- What is the population of Paldi?409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paldi in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paldi?62.5% (Census 2011)