# Bishan Khedi Village, Ichhawar, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/ichhawar/bishan-khedi/ Village · Ichhawar, Sehore # Bishan Khedi Bishan Khedi is a village in Ichhawar sub-district of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,666 people in 353 households**, the 21st largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%. - 1,666people (2011) - 353households - 71.2%literacy - 882females per 1,000 males ## Bishan Khedi PIN code and other codes Bishan Khedi falls in Ichhawar sub-district, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockIchhawar - Census village code483180 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bishan Khedi from nearby towns? - Ichhawar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Sehore (district HQ)28 km by road - Ichhawar (nearest town)9 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 Bishan Khedi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bishan Khedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ichhawar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ichhawar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sehore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Bishan Khedi known for? About 83% of the 653 hectares of village land is sown, and 365 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 Bishan Khedi Of every 100 households in Bishan Khedi in 2011, 57 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bishan Khedi · ■ Ichhawar rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **73% Toilet within the home ****10%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****70%** **39% Television ****46%** **22% Mobile phone ****53%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****27%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **38% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Bishan Khedi? ■ Bishan Khedi · ■ Ichhawar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%** **63.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845** **912 Working population ****77.1%** **53.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 53.9% for women. 77% of men and 77% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 199 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,024 (80%) 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 Ichhawar - Dhabla Mata2,001 people - Kalapipal1,868 people - Gaji Khedi1,777 people - Chainpura1,699 people - Nayapura1,659 people - Arya1,603 people - Khajuriya Dhengi1,538 people - Ramdasi1,498 people [All 159 villages in Ichhawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/ichhawar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bishan Khedi from Sehore?28 km by road - What is the population of Bishan Khedi?1,666 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishan Khedi in?Sehore district (Ichhawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bishan Khedi?71.2% (Census 2011)