# Banskheda Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/banskheda-490832/ Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur # Banskheda Banskheda is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,530 people in 330 households**, the 67th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 1,530people (2011) - 330households - 56.1%literacy - 873females per 1,000 males ## Banskheda PIN code and other codes Banskheda falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSaikheda - Census village code490832 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banskheda from nearby towns? - Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Narsimhapur (district HQ)75 km by road - Gadarwara (nearest town)23 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 Banskheda? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Banskheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 · Saikhera - ○Degree college10+ km · Gadarwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Banskheda known for? About 93% of the 617 hectares of village land is sown, and 450 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 Banskheda Of every 100 households in Banskheda in 2011, 99 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Banskheda · ■ Gadarwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **63% Toilet within the home ****12%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **73% Tap water ****5%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****61%** **32% Television ****58%** **24% Mobile phone ****39%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****31%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **44% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Banskheda? ■ Banskheda · ■ Gadarwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790** **927 Working population ****43.9%** **43.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 40.4% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 279 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (30%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 166 (25%) 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 Gadarwara - Dhana1,569 people - Pipariya Kalan1,553 people - Dhigsara1,546 people - Khakariya1,541 people - Tendukheda1,528 people - Adegaon Khurd1,526 people - Jamada1,526 people - Madesur1,518 people [All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Banskheda from Narsimhapur?75 km by road - What is the population of Banskheda?1,530 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banskheda in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Banskheda?56.1% (Census 2011)