# Payakhedi Village, Sitamau, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/payakhedi/ Village · Sitamau, Mandsaur # Payakhedi Payakhedi is a village in Sitamau sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,408 people in 267 households**, the 38th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,408people (2011) - 267households - 74.0%literacy - 964females per 1,000 males ## Payakhedi PIN code and other codes Payakhedi falls in Sitamau sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSitamau - Census village code469774 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Payakhedi from nearby towns? - Sitamau (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Mandsaur (district HQ)45 km by road - Kayampur (nearest town)12 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 Payakhedi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Payakhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kayampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Payakhedi known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 69% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown, and 257 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 Payakhedi Of every 100 households in Payakhedi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Payakhedi · ■ Sitamau rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **79% Toilet within the home ****9%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **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 ****8%** **27% Television ****24%** **25% Mobile phone ****69%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****24%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **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 Payakhedi? ■ Payakhedi · ■ Sitamau rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **918 Working population ****55.0%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.7% for men and 57.6% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 366 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 177 (23%) 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 - Patlasikalan1,448 people - Rajnagar1,435 people - Kheda1,413 people - Gadariya1,409 people - Mahuwi1,403 people - Laori1,402 people - Piplya Dhakad1,397 people - Rawti1,345 people [All 167 villages in Sitamau](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Payakhedi from Mandsaur?45 km by road - What is the population of Payakhedi?1,408 (Census 2011) - Which district is Payakhedi in?Mandsaur district (Sitamau sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Payakhedi?74.0% (Census 2011)