# Semalkhedi Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/semalkhedi/ Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur # Semalkhedi Semalkhedi is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,954 people in 558 households**, the 3rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 2,954people (2011) - 558households - 60.0%literacy - 943females per 1,000 males ## Semalkhedi PIN code and other codes Semalkhedi falls in Nalkheda sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockNalkheda - Census village code472267 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Semalkhedi from nearby towns? - Nalkheda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ)85 km by road - Nalkheda (nearest town)15 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 Semalkhedi? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Semalkhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school10+ km · Modi - ○Degree college10+ km · Nalkheda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Semalkhedi known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 60% of the 2,114 hectares of village land is sown, and 871 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 Semalkhedi Of every 100 households in Semalkhedi in 2011, 15 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Semalkhedi · ■ Nalkheda rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **59% Toilet within the home ****10%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **97% Use banking services ****28%** **30% Television ****12%** **16% Mobile phone ****42%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **33% Own their home ****96%** **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 Semalkhedi? ■ Semalkhedi · ■ Nalkheda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **930 Working population ****53.0%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.7% for men and 45.5% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 467 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (16%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 133 (8%) · **■** Marginal 701 (45%) 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 - Dharola3,825 people - Bhaisoda3,230 people - Pilwas2,716 people - Gudrawan2,433 people - Gothada2,305 people - Padana2,214 people [All 96 villages in Nalkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Semalkhedi from Shajapur?85 km by road - What is the population of Semalkhedi?2,954 (Census 2011) - Which district is Semalkhedi in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Semalkhedi?60.0% (Census 2011)