# Pegakhera Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Palera, Tikamgarh 

# Pegakhera

Pegakhera is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **666 people in 158 households**, the 100th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 666people (2011)
- 158households
- 73.4%literacy
- 845females per 1,000 males

## Pegakhera PIN code and other codes

Pegakhera falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalera
- Census village code456913

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

## How far is Pegakhera from nearby towns?

- Palera (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)65 km by road
- Lidhora Khas (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 Pegakhera?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pegakhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chanderakhas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Pegakhera known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and masoor**. About 69% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Pegakhera

Of every 100 households in Pegakhera in 2011, 5 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pegakhera · ■ Palera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**29%

Television ****5%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Pegakhera?

■ Pegakhera · ■ Palera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**882

Working population ****47.7%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 59.2% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 261 (82%)

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 Palera

- Chhidara740 people
- Bishanpura724 people
- Basat Guwan681 people
- Kakanpura670 people
- Bhadarra664 people
- Tagedi658 people
- Ratanguwan585 people
- Murrah Bandh584 people

[All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pegakhera from Tikamgarh?65 km by road
- What is the population of Pegakhera?666 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pegakhera in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pegakhera?73.4% (Census 2011)