# Shakkar Khedi, Piploda, Ratlam – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/piploda/shakkar-khedi/ Village · Piploda, Ratlam # Shakkar Khedi Shakkar Khedi is a village in [Piploda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/piploda/) sub-district of [Ratlam](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **624 people in 128 households**, the 61st largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 624people (2011) - 128households - 69.8%literacy - 968females per 1,000 males ## Shakkar Khedi PIN code and other codes Shakkar Khedi falls in Piploda sub-district, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPiploda - Census village code469988 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shakkar Khedi from nearby towns? - Piploda (sub-district HQ)80 km by road - Ratlam (district HQ)46 km by road - Jaora (nearest town)13 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 Shakkar Khedi? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Shakkar Khedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalukheda - ○Degree college10+ km · Jaora - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ratlam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Shakkar Khedi known for? About 84% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Shakkar Khedi Of every 100 households in Shakkar Khedi in 2011, 72 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shakkar Khedi · ■ Piploda rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **84% Toilet within the home ****2%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **79% Tap water ****1%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****26%** **34% Television ****21%** **36% Mobile phone ****60%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **26% Own their home ****92%** **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 Shakkar Khedi? ■ Shakkar Khedi · ■ Piploda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771** **929 Working population ****54.0%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 53.3% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 85 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 86 (26%) 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 Piploda - Kalaliya689 people - Duda Khedi668 people - Ummedpura668 people - Ajampur Dodiya630 people - Padliya Umath621 people - Bilandpur586 people - Sabalgarh582 people - Bhakar Khedi579 people [All 91 villages in Piploda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/piploda/villages/) ## Other places named Shakkar Khedi - Shakkarkhedi · Village, Mahidpur, Ujjain · 1,450 people - Shakkarkhedi · Village, Sitamau, Mandsaur · 1,335 people - Shakkar Khedi · Village, Jaora, Ratlam · 910 people - Shakkar Khedi · Village, Indore, Indore · 848 people - Shakkar Khedi · Village, Indore, Indore · 706 people ## Quick answers - How far is Shakkar Khedi from Ratlam?46 km by road - What is the population of Shakkar Khedi?624 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shakkar Khedi in?Ratlam district (Piploda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shakkar Khedi?69.8% (Census 2011)