# Padana Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/padana/ Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur # Padana Padana is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,214 people in 476 households**, the 7th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 2,214people (2011) - 476households - 53.9%literacy - 965females per 1,000 males ## Padana PIN code and other codes Padana falls in Nalkheda sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockNalkheda - Census village code472270 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padana from nearby towns? - Nalkheda (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ)70 km by road - Nalkheda (nearest town)6 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 Padana? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Padana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nalkheda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nalkheda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Padana known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 76% of the 1,101 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Padana Of every 100 households in Padana in 2011, 31 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Padana · ■ Nalkheda rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **59% Toilet within the home ****11%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****35%** **30% Television ****8%** **16% Mobile phone ****50%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **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 Padana? ■ Padana · ■ Nalkheda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **930 Working population ****61.5%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.3% for men and 38.8% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 392 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 563 (41%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (3%) · **■** Marginal 358 (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 - Semalkhedi2,954 people - Pilwas2,716 people - Gudrawan2,433 people - Gothada2,305 people - Suigaon2,096 people - Takhla2,074 people - Gujarkhedi2,053 people - Bhandawad1,987 people [All 96 villages in Nalkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Padana from Shajapur?70 km by road - What is the population of Padana?2,214 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padana in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Padana?53.9% (Census 2011)