# Palkhedi Village, Narsinghgarh, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Narsinghgarh, Rajgarh 

# Palkhedi

Palkhedi is a village in Narsinghgarh sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **416 people in 90 households**, the 173rd largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 416people (2011)
- 90households
- 65.7%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Palkhedi PIN code and other codes

Palkhedi falls in Narsinghgarh sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNarsinghgarh
- Census village code480271

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

## How far is Palkhedi from nearby towns?

- Narsinghgarh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Rajgarh (district HQ)80 km by road
- Narsinghgarh (nearest town)25 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 Palkhedi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Palkhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narsinghgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narsinghgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachore
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Palkhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 85% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Palkhedi

Of every 100 households in Palkhedi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palkhedi · ■ Narsinghgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**24%

Television ****33%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**42%

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 Palkhedi?

■ Palkhedi · ■ Narsinghgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**922

Working population ****49.0%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 47.9% for women. 55% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 112 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (43%) · **■** Other work 5 (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 Narsinghgarh

- Achalpura431 people
- Sendri429 people
- Gehun Khedi Khurd424 people
- Turkipura418 people
- Dhamdhore407 people
- Ghiya Khedi402 people
- Chumli377 people
- Bilwa Bhat375 people

[All 241 villages in Narsinghgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/narsinghgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palkhedi from Rajgarh?80 km by road
- What is the population of Palkhedi?416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palkhedi in?Rajgarh district (Narsinghgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palkhedi?65.7% (Census 2011)