Village · Gulana, Shajapur # Dasta Khedi Dasta Khedi is a village in Gulana sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,546 people in 287 households, the 30th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 1,546 people (2011) - 287 households - 72.0% literacy - 964 females per 1,000 males ## Dasta Khedi PIN code and other codes Dasta Khedi falls in Gulana sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Moman Badodiya - Census village code 472823 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dasta Khedi from nearby towns? - Gulana (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ) 26 km by road - Shajapur (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dasta Khedi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dasta Khedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gulana - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shajapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shajapur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dasta Khedi known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 78% of the 388 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dasta Khedi Of every 100 households in Dasta Khedi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dasta Khedi · ■ Gulana rural average - Electricity for lighting 85% 83% - Toilet within the home 14% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 81% - Tap water 1% 11% - Drinking water within premises 6% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96% - Use banking services 73% 39% - Television 32% 26% - Mobile phone 63% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 17% 14% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 22% 34% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dasta Khedi? ■ Dasta Khedi · ■ Gulana rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.0% 71.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 928 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1062 897 - Working population 58.0% 52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 56.8% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 247 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 293 (33%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 31 (3%) · ■ Marginal 321 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gulana - Makhawad 1,704 people - Khamkheda 1,618 people - Kithor 1,594 people - Badigaon 1,589 people - Kiloda 1,505 people - Nolaya 1,338 people - Piploda Ismail 1,241 people - Dhaturiya 1,209 people All 98 villages in Gulana ## Quick answers - How far is Dasta Khedi from Shajapur? 26 km by road - What is the population of Dasta Khedi? 1,546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dasta Khedi in? Shajapur district (Gulana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dasta Khedi? 72.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/gulana/dasta-khedi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.