# Kherkheda Village, Sitamau, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sitamau, Mandsaur 

# Kherkheda

Kherkheda is a village in Sitamau sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **155 people in 36 households**, the 154th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 155people (2011)
- 36households
- 76.1%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Kherkheda PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSitamau
- Census village code469817

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?

- Sitamau (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sitamau (nearest town)5 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?

6 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sitamau
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitamau
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 10 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, wheat and chana**. About 86% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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, 100 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kherkheda · ■ Sitamau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****44%**

**27%

Television ****33%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**31%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 · ■ Sitamau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**918

Working population ****54.8%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 59.7% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (16%) · **■** Marginal 29 (34%)

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 Sitamau

- Sultaniya189 people
- Shardulgarh187 people
- Dharakhedi166 people
- Aori160 people
- Dalkhedi128 people
- Sunthkheda124 people
- Koyli81 people
- Khaikheda79 people

[All 167 villages in Sitamau](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kherkheda from Mandsaur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kherkheda?155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherkheda in?Mandsaur district (Sitamau sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kherkheda?76.1% (Census 2011)