# Veklya Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maheshwar, Khargone 

# Veklya

Veklya is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,127 people in 248 households**, the 65th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,127people (2011)
- 248households
- 66.6%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Veklya PIN code and other codes

Veklya falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMaheshwar
- Census village code476951

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

## How far is Veklya from nearby towns?

- Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)75 km by road
- Mandleshwar (nearest town)20 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 Veklya?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Veklya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gulawad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandleshwar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Maheshwar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Veklya known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 10% of the 872 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Veklya

Of every 100 households in Veklya in 2011, 78 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Veklya · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**81%

Tap water ****43%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**87%

Use banking services ****34%**

**28%

Television ****35%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**46%

Own their home ****70%**

**92%

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 Veklya?

■ Veklya · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756**

**933

Working population ****42.9%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 60.0% for women. 53% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (64%) · **■** Other work 102 (21%) · **■** Marginal 36 (7%)

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 Maheshwar

- Mardanya1,173 people
- Bhaklay1,167 people
- Barlay1,155 people
- Tekwa1,149 people
- Gadi1,102 people
- Samraj1,100 people
- Balasgaon1,098 people
- Mardhori1,097 people

[All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Veklya from Khargone?75 km by road
- What is the population of Veklya?1,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veklya in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Veklya?66.6% (Census 2011)