# Karkadiya Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur 

# Karkadiya

Karkadiya is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **774 people in 161 households**, the 48th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 774people (2011)
- 161households
- 70.1%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Karkadiya PIN code and other codes

Karkadiya falls in Nalkheda sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNalkheda
- Census village code472315

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

## How far is Karkadiya from nearby towns?

- Nalkheda (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Kannod (nearest town)1 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 Karkadiya?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Karkadiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karkadia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kannod
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Karkadiya known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, chana and wheat**. About 69% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Karkadiya

Of every 100 households in Karkadiya in 2011, 48 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkadiya · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**30%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**33%

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 Karkadiya?

■ Karkadiya · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**930

Working population ****59.6%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 61.9% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 275 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (13%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 122 (26%)

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 Nalkheda

- Khelagaon832 people
- Pankhedi821 people
- Gareli809 people
- Nanya Khedi783 people
- Rindoli749 people
- Ladon746 people
- Chapakheda745 people
- Guradiya Deo707 people

[All 96 villages in Nalkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karkadiya from Shajapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Karkadiya?774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkadiya in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karkadiya?70.1% (Census 2011)