# Morkheda Village, Sitamau, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sitamau, Mandsaur 

# Morkheda

Morkheda is a village in Sitamau sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 152 households**, the 96th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 657people (2011)
- 152households
- 76.0%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Morkheda PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSitamau
- Census village code469808

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

## How far is Morkheda from nearby towns?

- Sitamau (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sitamau (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 Morkheda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Morkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sitamau
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Morkheda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 64% of the 506 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Morkheda

Of every 100 households in Morkheda in 2011, 64 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Morkheda · ■ Sitamau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**12%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****33%**

**27%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Morkheda?

■ Morkheda · ■ Sitamau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**918

Working population ****48.1%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 59.9% for women. 62% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (56%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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

- Risthal681 people
- Tatka675 people
- Chakatya660 people
- Parsi658 people
- Potaliya656 people
- Rojafategarh621 people
- Ralayata620 people
- Bhuki Buzurg619 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Morkheda from Mandsaur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Morkheda?657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Morkheda in?Mandsaur district (Sitamau sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Morkheda?76.0% (Census 2011)