# Gerkhedi Village, Shujalpur, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shujalpur, Shajapur 

# Gerkhedi

Gerkhedi is a village in Shujalpur sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,517 people in 254 households**, the 34th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 1,517people (2011)
- 254households
- 73.2%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Gerkhedi PIN code and other codes

Gerkhedi falls in Shujalpur sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShujalpur
- Census village code473051

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

## How far is Gerkhedi from nearby towns?

- Shujalpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Shujalpur (nearest town)5 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 Gerkhedi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gerkhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jamner
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shujalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Gerkhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 85% of the 483 hectares of village land is sown, and 211 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 Gerkhedi

Of every 100 households in Gerkhedi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gerkhedi · ■ Shujalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****48%**

**41%

Television ****34%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**28%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Gerkhedi?

■ Gerkhedi · ■ Shujalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**915

Working population ****48.1%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 58.8% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 271 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 75 (10%) · **■** Marginal 221 (30%)

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 Shujalpur

- Undai1,675 people
- Richhoda1,588 people
- Tapka Basantpur1,588 people
- Dabri1,554 people
- Titwas1,505 people
- Kishoni1,503 people
- Bheel Khedi1,493 people
- Amlay1,479 people

[All 138 villages in Shujalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shujalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gerkhedi from Shajapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gerkhedi?1,517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerkhedi in?Shajapur district (Shujalpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gerkhedi?73.2% (Census 2011)