Village · Gairatganj, Raisen
# Kherkhedi

Kherkhedi is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 546 people in 122 households, the 72nd largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.
- 546 people (2011)
- 122 households
- 70.0% literacy
- 896 females per 1,000 males

## Kherkhedi PIN code and other codes

Kherkhedi falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Gairatganj
- Census village code 483868

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kherkhedi from nearby towns?
- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ) 53 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kherkhedi?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gathi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Raisen
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kherkhedi known for?

The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 60% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kherkhedi

Of every 100 households in Kherkhedi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kherkhedi · ■ Gairatganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 74%
- Toilet within the home 2% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 86%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 4% 26%
- Television 17% 24%
- Mobile phone 38% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 60% 41%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kherkhedi?

■ Kherkhedi · ■ Gairatganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.0% 78.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 896 897
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 978 941
- Working population 49.6% 44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 65.9% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 161 (59%) · ■ Farm labourers 105 (39%) · ■ Other work 4 (1%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gairatganj
- Bandoli 556 people
- Tarawali 549 people
- Hinotiya Mahalpur 548 people
- Uradmau 547 people
- Sukarra 541 people
- Dhaniya Khedi 532 people
- Jaitpur 530 people
- Padriya Garhi 530 people

All 169 villages in Gairatganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Kherkhedi from Raisen? 53 km by road
- What is the population of Kherkhedi? 546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherkhedi in? Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kherkhedi? 70.0% (Census 2011)

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