# Bedchha Village, Jhiranya, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jhiranya, Khargone 

# Bedchha

Bedchha is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,346 people in 384 households**, the 21st largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%.

- 2,346people (2011)
- 384households
- 42.7%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Bedchha PIN code and other codes

Bedchha falls in Jhiranya sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJhiranya
- Census village code477901

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

## How far is Bedchha from nearby towns?

- Jhiranya (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)52 km by road
- Jhiranya (nearest town)26 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 Bedchha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bedchha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhikangaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Bedchha known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and jawar**. About 50% of the 1,269 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Bedchha

Of every 100 households in Bedchha in 2011, 51 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bedchha · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**7%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****67%**

**37%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**64%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Bedchha?

■ Bedchha · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.7%**

**39.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**965

Working population ****45.5%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.4% for men and 37.3% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 466 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (34%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 223 (21%)

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 Jhiranya

- Kakorda2,526 people
- Padlya2,503 people
- Bondranya2,497 people
- Pidijamli2,493 people
- Mitawal2,333 people
- Chenpur2,270 people
- Dhupa Khurd2,224 people
- Bilkhed2,203 people

[All 131 villages in Jhiranya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bedchha from Khargone?52 km by road
- What is the population of Bedchha?2,346 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bedchha in?Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bedchha?42.7% (Census 2011)