Village · Mahidpur, Ujjain # Marukheda Marukheda is a village in Mahidpur sub-district of Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 568 people in 116 households, the 159th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 568 people (2011) - 116 households - 54.5% literacy - 979 females per 1,000 males ## Marukheda PIN code and other codes Marukheda falls in Mahidpur sub-district, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Mahidpur - Census village code 471427 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Marukheda from nearby towns? - Mahidpur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Ujjain (district HQ) 50 km by road - Mahidpur (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Marukheda? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Marukheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kheda Khajuria - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mahidpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ujjain - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Marukheda known for? About 89% of the 398 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Marukheda Of every 100 households in Marukheda in 2011, 54 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Marukheda · ■ Mahidpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 54% 58% - Toilet within the home 2% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 92% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 3% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 49% 31% - Television 15% 18% - Mobile phone 68% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 12% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 25% 35% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Marukheda? ■ Marukheda · ■ Mahidpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.5% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 979 949 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1167 935 - Working population 50.4% 53.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.8% for men and 40.5% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 150 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 10 (3%) · ■ Marginal 118 (41%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mahidpur - Bagni 596 people - Rawatkhedi 578 people - Mundlibhoj 577 people - Sanoriya 572 people - Kuwandiya 567 people - Rudaheda 563 people - Sherpur 562 people - Barkhedakhurd 561 people All 224 villages in Mahidpur ## Quick answers - How far is Marukheda from Ujjain? 50 km by road - What is the population of Marukheda? 568 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marukheda in? Ujjain district (Mahidpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Marukheda? 54.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/mahidpur/marukheda/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.