Village · Sitamau, Mandsaur # Palyakhedi Palyakhedi is a village in Sitamau sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 269 people in 66 households, the 143rd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 269 people (2011) - 66 households - 64.3% literacy - 1,038 females per 1,000 males ## Palyakhedi PIN code and other codes Palyakhedi falls in Sitamau sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Sitamau - Census village code 469880 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palyakhedi from nearby towns? - Sitamau (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Mandsaur (district HQ) 39 km by road - Sitamau (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palyakhedi? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Palyakhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sitamau - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mandsaur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandsaur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 11 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palyakhedi known for? The main crops are soyabean, makka and wheat. About 87% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palyakhedi Of every 100 households in Palyakhedi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palyakhedi · ■ Sitamau rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 79% - Toilet within the home 2% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 87% - Tap water 0% 20% - Drinking water within premises 0% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94% - Use banking services 2% 27% - Television 11% 25% - Mobile phone 36% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 22% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 38% 31% - Own their home 95% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palyakhedi? ■ Palyakhedi · ■ Sitamau rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.3% 70.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1038 960 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 136 918 - Working population 58.0% 53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 50.0% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 87 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 67 (43%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sitamau - Khedi 331 people - Gudbheli 329 people - Abakhedi 305 people - Halduni 288 people - Barukheda 268 people - Dudhiya 233 people - Nodhani 232 people - Balahedi 221 people All 167 villages in Sitamau ## Quick answers - How far is Palyakhedi from Mandsaur? 39 km by road - What is the population of Palyakhedi? 269 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palyakhedi in? Mandsaur district (Sitamau sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Palyakhedi? 64.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/palyakhedi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.