# Bankhedi Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Bankhedi

Bankhedi is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **636 people in 119 households**, the 56th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 636people (2011)
- 119households
- 86.1%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Bankhedi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483871

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

## How far is Bankhedi from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)46 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town)24 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 Bankhedi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bankhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dehgawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gairatganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Bankhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 84% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Bankhedi

Of every 100 households in Bankhedi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 65 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankhedi · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**97%

Use banking services ****76%**

**26%

Television ****76%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****65%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Bankhedi?

■ Bankhedi · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**941

Working population ****26.7%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 80.6% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 136 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (11%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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

- Bansadehi659 people
- Chandonigarhi658 people
- Sihora Khurd654 people
- Karmodi637 people
- Mahgawan619 people
- Haidri612 people
- Bamhori Godad605 people
- Chher Kheda604 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bankhedi from Raisen?46 km by road
- What is the population of Bankhedi?636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankhedi in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bankhedi?86.1% (Census 2011)