# Banskhedi Village, Shamgarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shamgarh, Mandsaur 

# Banskhedi

Banskhedi is a village in Shamgarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **328 people in 87 households**, the 88th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 328people (2011)
- 87households
- 58.1%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Banskhedi PIN code and other codes

Banskhedi falls in Shamgarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGaroth
- Census village code469509

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

## How far is Banskhedi from nearby towns?

- Shamgarh (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)84 km by road
- Shamgarh (nearest town)4 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 Banskhedi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shamgarh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shamgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Banskhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 80% of the 148 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 Banskhedi

Of every 100 households in Banskhedi in 2011, 62 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banskhedi · ■ Shamgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

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

**10%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**28%

Television ****14%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**31%

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 Banskhedi?

■ Banskhedi · ■ Shamgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**924

Working population ****54.9%**

**53.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 37.5% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 36 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (33%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 82 (46%)

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 Shamgarh

- Khankhari363 people
- Semlihada358 people
- Khejadiya351 people
- Nariya Khurd343 people
- Eri316 people
- Akya255 people
- Kherkheda235 people
- Sakariya Khedi206 people

[All 96 villages in Shamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/shamgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Banskhedi from Mandsaur?84 km by road
- What is the population of Banskhedi?328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banskhedi in?Mandsaur district (Shamgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banskhedi?58.1% (Census 2011)