# Kesharganj Village, Kurwai, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kurwai, Vidisha 

# Kesharganj

Kesharganj is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **115 people in 26 households**, the 193rd largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 115people (2011)
- 26households
- 61.6%literacy
- 691females per 1,000 males

## Kesharganj PIN code and other codes

Kesharganj falls in Kurwai sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKurwai
- Census village code480942

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

## How far is Kesharganj from nearby towns?

- Kurwai (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)83 km by road
- Kurwai (nearest town)7 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 Kesharganj?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kesharganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurwai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vidisha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Kesharganj known for?

The main crops are **chana, wheat and soyabean**. About 84% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Kesharganj

Of every 100 households in Kesharganj in 2011, 23 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kesharganj · ■ Kurwai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**42%

Television ****23%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Kesharganj?

■ Kesharganj · ■ Kurwai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****691**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**938

Working population ****50.4%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 50.0% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (83%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Kurwai

- Daud Khedi150 people
- Pairajkhedi149 people
- Padraj143 people
- Semra Jagir121 people
- Mitholi114 people
- Kachhaua99 people
- Chanduli98 people
- Nazaphganj84 people

[All 226 villages in Kurwai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kesharganj from Vidisha?83 km by road
- What is the population of Kesharganj?115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesharganj in?Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kesharganj?61.6% (Census 2011)