# Surkheda Village, Sitamau, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/surkheda/ Village · Sitamau, Mandsaur # Surkheda Surkheda is a village in Sitamau sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,094 people in 231 households**, the 58th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,094people (2011) - 231households - 69.4%literacy - 903females per 1,000 males ## Surkheda PIN code and other codes Surkheda falls in Sitamau sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSitamau - Census village code469821 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Surkheda from nearby towns? - Sitamau (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Mandsaur (district HQ)34 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 Surkheda? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Surkheda; 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 - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Surkheda known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and garlic**. About 70% of the 668 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Surkheda Of every 100 households in Surkheda in 2011, 83 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Surkheda · ■ Sitamau rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **79% Toilet within the home ****12%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **87% Tap water ****25%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **94% Use banking services ****58%** **27% Television ****21%** **25% Mobile phone ****56%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **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 Surkheda? ■ Surkheda · ■ Sitamau rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **918 Working population ****59.7%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 53.6% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 253 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (5%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 358 (55%) 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 - Suriyakheda1,163 people - Kotdamata1,127 people - Khajurigond1,111 people - Dhandheda1,098 people - Meriyakhedi1,069 people - Muwala1,068 people - Satakhedi1,068 people - Lasudiya1,066 people [All 167 villages in Sitamau](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Surkheda from Mandsaur?34 km by road - What is the population of Surkheda?1,094 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surkheda in?Mandsaur district (Sitamau sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Surkheda?69.4% (Census 2011)