# Alka Kheda Village, Sailana, Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sailana, Ratlam 

# Alka Kheda

Alka Kheda is a village in Sailana sub-district of Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,092 people in 202 households**, the 22nd largest of 239 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.9%.

- 1,092people (2011)
- 202households
- 47.8%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Alka Kheda PIN code and other codes

Alka Kheda falls in Sailana sub-district, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSailana
- Census village code470525

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

## How far is Alka Kheda from nearby towns?

- Sailana (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Ratlam (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sailana (nearest town)52 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 Alka Kheda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Alka Kheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Berda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sailana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratlam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Alka Kheda known for?

The main crops are **wheat, makka and soyabean**. About 56% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Alka Kheda

Of every 100 households in Alka Kheda in 2011, 23 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alka Kheda · ■ Sailana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****98%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****88%**

**74%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Alka Kheda?

■ Alka Kheda · ■ Sailana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**44.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**936

Working population ****53.3%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 38.6% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 572 (98%)

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 Sailana

- Patdi1,165 people
- Sakrawada1,157 people
- Gudbheli1,138 people
- Adwaniya1,113 people
- Parnala1,073 people
- Basindra1,054 people
- Harsora1,044 people
- Under1,035 people

[All 241 villages in Sailana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/sailana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Alka Kheda from Ratlam?60 km by road
- What is the population of Alka Kheda?1,092 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alka Kheda in?Ratlam district (Sailana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Alka Kheda?47.8% (Census 2011)