# Kherkheda Village, Shamgarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shamgarh, Mandsaur 

# Kherkheda

Kherkheda is a village in Shamgarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 43 households**, the 91st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 235people (2011)
- 43households
- 43.8%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Kherkheda PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGaroth
- Census village code469432

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

## How far is Kherkheda from nearby towns?

- Shamgarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)100 km by road
- Shamgarh (nearest town)15 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 Kherkheda?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kherkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shamgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shamgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Kherkheda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and dhaniya**. About 85% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Kherkheda

Of every 100 households in Kherkheda in 2011, 37 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kherkheda · ■ Shamgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**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 ****0%**

**28%

Television ****44%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kherkheda?

■ Kherkheda · ■ Shamgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1455**

**924

Working population ****57.0%**

**53.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 31.7% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 66 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 61 (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

- Nariya Khurd343 people
- Banskhedi328 people
- Eri316 people
- Akya255 people
- Sakariya Khedi206 people
- Bawdikheda193 people
- Paddyakhedi69 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kherkheda from Mandsaur?100 km by road
- What is the population of Kherkheda?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherkheda in?Mandsaur district (Shamgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kherkheda?43.8% (Census 2011)