# Sakhedi Village, Gulana, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/gulana/sakhedi/ Village · Gulana, Shajapur # Sakhedi Sakhedi is a village in Gulana sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,724 people in 313 households**, the 24th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 1,724people (2011) - 313households - 71.2%literacy - 901females per 1,000 males ## Sakhedi PIN code and other codes Sakhedi falls in Gulana sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockShajapur - Census village code472810 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakhedi from nearby towns? - Gulana (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ)35 km by road - Shajapur (nearest town)35 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 Sakhedi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sundarsi - ○Degree college10+ km · Shajapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Sakhedi known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 61% of the 871 hectares of village land is sown, and 197 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 Sakhedi Of every 100 households in Sakhedi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sakhedi · ■ Gulana rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **83% Toilet within the home ****24%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **81% Tap water ****5%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **96% Use banking services ****43%** **39% Television ****27%** **26% Mobile phone ****45%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **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 Sakhedi? ■ Sakhedi · ■ Gulana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **897 Working population ****54.5%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 57.2% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 366 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (5%) · **■** Marginal 316 (34%) 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 Gulana - Borsali1,957 people - Kethlay1,954 people - Chitawad1,948 people - Budlay1,820 people - Semli Chacha1,720 people - Makhawad1,704 people - Khamkheda1,618 people - Kithor1,594 people [All 98 villages in Gulana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/gulana/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sakhedi from Shajapur?35 km by road - What is the population of Sakhedi?1,724 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhedi in?Shajapur district (Gulana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sakhedi?71.2% (Census 2011)