Village · Malhargarh, Mandsaur
# Banskhedi

Banskhedi is a village in Malhargarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 960 people in 218 households, the 66th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.
- 960 people (2011)
- 218 households
- 68.0% literacy
- 992 females per 1,000 males

## Banskhedi PIN code and other codes

Banskhedi falls in Malhargarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Malhargarh
- Census village code 469274

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Banskhedi from nearby towns?
- Malhargarh (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Narayangarh (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Banskhedi?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sanjeet
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Piplya Mandi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Banskhedi known for?

The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 83% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Banskhedi

Of every 100 households in Banskhedi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banskhedi · ■ Malhargarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 85%
- Toilet within the home 0% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 85%
- Tap water 1% 33%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 19%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 10% 32%
- Television 33% 32%
- Mobile phone 75% 51%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 28%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Banskhedi?

■ Banskhedi · ■ Malhargarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.0% 72.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 992 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1121 950
- Working population 59.0% 55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 45.3% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 294 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 2 (0%) · ■ Marginal 266 (47%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Malhargarh
- Dhikanya 1,044 people
- Khunti 1,036 people
- Badpur 1,010 people
- Umariya 965 people
- Manchhakhedi 932 people
- Babookheda 930 people
- Harmala 916 people
- Dobda 915 people

All 168 villages in Malhargarh

## Other places named Banskhedi
- Banskhedi · Village, Ghatiya, Ujjain · 1,458 people
- Bans Khedi · Village, Bamori, Guna · 1,251 people
- Banskhedi · Village, Maksoodangarh, Guna · 1,155 people
- Bans Khedi · Village, Shivpuri, Shivpuri · 1,008 people
- Banskhedi · Village, Malhargarh, Mandsaur · 790 people
- Banskhedi · Village, Sironj, Vidisha · 738 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Banskhedi from Mandsaur? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Banskhedi? 960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banskhedi in? Mandsaur district (Malhargarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banskhedi? 68.0% (Census 2011)

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