# Paldha Khurd Village, Jhiranya, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jhiranya, Khargone 

# Paldha Khurd

Paldha Khurd is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **718 people in 117 households**, the 104th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%.

- 718people (2011)
- 117households
- 48.0%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Paldha Khurd PIN code and other codes

Paldha Khurd falls in Jhiranya sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJhiranya
- Census village code477874

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

## How far is Paldha Khurd from nearby towns?

- Jhiranya (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)65 km by road
- Jhiranya (nearest town)9 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 Paldha Khurd?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Paldha Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhiranya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Paldha Khurd known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and jawar**. About 30% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Paldha Khurd

Of every 100 households in Paldha Khurd in 2011, 100 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paldha Khurd · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****77%**

**37%

Television ****35%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**64%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paldha Khurd?

■ Paldha Khurd · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**39.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**965

Working population ****57.8%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 34.8% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (13%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%)

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

- Kharyamal800 people
- Malipura796 people
- Bagdari791 people
- Ardla770 people
- Paldha Buzurg682 people
- Mahetya Khedi667 people
- Sendiya Anjan639 people
- Sulabardi611 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Paldha Khurd from Khargone?65 km by road
- What is the population of Paldha Khurd?718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paldha Khurd in?Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paldha Khurd?48.0% (Census 2011)