# Seelkanth Village, Nasrullaganj, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nasrullaganj, Sehore 

# Seelkanth

Seelkanth is a village in Nasrullaganj sub-district of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,184 people in 202 households**, the 48th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,184people (2011)
- 202households
- 68.5%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Seelkanth PIN code and other codes

Seelkanth falls in Nasrullaganj sub-district, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNasrullaganj
- Census village code483401

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

## How far is Seelkanth from nearby towns?

- Nasrullaganj (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Sehore (district HQ)70 km by road
- Nasrullaganj (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 Seelkanth?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nasrullaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nasrullaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nasrullaganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Seelkanth known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 59% of the 536 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 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 Seelkanth

Of every 100 households in Seelkanth in 2011, 93 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Seelkanth · ■ Nasrullaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**67%

Tap water ****44%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**36%

Television ****34%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Seelkanth?

■ Seelkanth · ■ Nasrullaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**930

Working population ****55.7%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 56.1% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (5%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 426 (65%)

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 Nasrullaganj

- Hathighat1,282 people
- Satdev1,237 people
- Sonthiya1,194 people
- Muhai1,192 people
- Rithwar1,147 people
- Bachgaon1,103 people
- Palasi Kalan1,100 people
- Chaunda Grahan1,092 people

[All 128 villages in Nasrullaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/nasrullaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Seelkanth from Sehore?70 km by road
- What is the population of Seelkanth?1,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Seelkanth in?Sehore district (Nasrullaganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Seelkanth?68.5% (Census 2011)