# Amkheda Village, Gulabganj, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gulabganj, Vidisha 

# Amkheda

Amkheda is a village in Gulabganj sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **420 people in 82 households**, the 54th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 420people (2011)
- 82households
- 70.1%literacy
- 810females per 1,000 males

## Amkheda PIN code and other codes

Amkheda falls in Gulabganj sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGyaraspur
- Census village code481804

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

## How far is Amkheda from nearby towns?

- Gulabganj (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)35 km by road
- Vidisha (nearest town)35 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 Amkheda?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Amkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Vidisha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Amkheda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and masoor**. About 88% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Amkheda

Of every 100 households in Amkheda in 2011, 65 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amkheda · ■ Gulabganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****1%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Amkheda?

■ Amkheda · ■ Gulabganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****810**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**927

Working population ****55.2%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 56.3% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (14%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 133 (57%)

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 Gulabganj

- Karariya Chaubisa489 people
- Hatiyakheda460 people
- Babliya440 people
- Khamkheda436 people
- Nipaniya399 people
- Rakoli396 people
- Berkhedi332 people
- Darganva308 people

[All 76 villages in Gulabganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/gulabganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amkheda from Vidisha?35 km by road
- What is the population of Amkheda?420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amkheda in?Vidisha district (Gulabganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amkheda?70.1% (Census 2011)