# Salkan Khedi Village, Shujalpur, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shujalpur/salkan-khedi/ Village · Shujalpur, Shajapur # Salkan Khedi Salkan Khedi is a village in Shujalpur sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **654 people in 127 households**, the 90th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 654people (2011) - 127households - 91.3%literacy - 924females per 1,000 males ## Salkan Khedi PIN code and other codes Salkan Khedi falls in Shujalpur sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKalapipal - Census village code473101 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salkan Khedi from nearby towns? - Shujalpur (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ)92 km by road - Shujalpur (nearest town)27 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 Salkan Khedi? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Salkan Khedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tilawad - ○Degree college10+ km · Shujalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 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 Salkan Khedi known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 79% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Salkan Khedi Of every 100 households in Salkan Khedi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Salkan Khedi · ■ Shujalpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **85% Toilet within the home ****5%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****43%** **41% Television ****21%** **30% Mobile phone ****42%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****31%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **28% Own their home ****100%** **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 Salkan Khedi? ■ Salkan Khedi · ■ Shujalpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839** **915 Working population ****53.1%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.1% for men and 86.1% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 233 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (18%) · **■** Other work 28 (8%) · **■** Marginal 24 (7%) 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 - Kamalya698 people - Satendi682 people - Fatehpur Chakrod659 people - Bansla656 people - Amashya Khedi650 people - Bheempura Polay630 people - Bhogipur626 people - Shyampur Chitouni607 people [All 138 villages in Shujalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shujalpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Salkan Khedi from Shajapur?92 km by road - What is the population of Salkan Khedi?654 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salkan Khedi in?Shajapur district (Shujalpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Salkan Khedi?91.3% (Census 2011)