# Amkheda Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Amkheda

Amkheda is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,014 people in 185 households**, the 18th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 1,014people (2011)
- 185households
- 86.4%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Amkheda PIN code and other codes

Amkheda falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483889

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

## How far is Amkheda from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)35 km by road
- Raisen (nearest town)35 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 Amkheda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Amkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dehgoan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raisen
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Amkheda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 91% of the 806 hectares of village land is sown, and 399 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 Amkheda

Of every 100 households in Amkheda in 2011, 89 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Amkheda · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**86%

Tap water ****67%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**26%

Television ****49%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Amkheda?

■ Amkheda · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**941

Working population ****47.6%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 79.7% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (56%) · **■** Other work 39 (8%) · **■** Marginal 102 (21%)

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 Gairatganj

- Babaliya Imaliya1,210 people
- Samnapur Kalan1,203 people
- Tekapar Khodi1,139 people
- Alampur1,049 people
- Borpani996 people
- Papda983 people
- Shobhapur976 people
- Lilgawan953 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amkheda from Raisen?35 km by road
- What is the population of Amkheda?1,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amkheda in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amkheda?86.4% (Census 2011)