# Thokanbeda Village, Jhiranya, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jhiranya, Khargone 

# Thokanbeda

Thokanbeda is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,216 people in 178 households**, the 70th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%.

- 1,216people (2011)
- 178households
- 39.1%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Thokanbeda PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockJhiranya
- Census village code477897

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

## How far is Thokanbeda from nearby towns?

- Jhiranya (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)54 km by road
- Jhiranya (nearest town)30 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 Thokanbeda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Thokanbeda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jhiranya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Thokanbeda known for?

The main crops are **wheat, cotton and soyabean**. About 68% of the 508 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Thokanbeda

Of every 100 households in Thokanbeda in 2011, 27 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thokanbeda · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**37%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****77%**

**64%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Thokanbeda?

■ Thokanbeda · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.1%**

**39.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**965

Working population ****44.7%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.0% for men and 30.0% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 410 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (22%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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

- Sonkhedi1,310 people
- Bedhanya Buzurg1,244 people
- Devit Buzurg1,225 people
- Abhapuri Nankhodi1,220 people
- Muramya1,215 people
- Ghodi Khurd1,207 people
- Katjhira1,202 people
- Karanya1,201 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Thokanbeda from Khargone?54 km by road
- What is the population of Thokanbeda?1,216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thokanbeda in?Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thokanbeda?39.1% (Census 2011)