Village · Sironj, Vidisha
# Banskhedi Gugal

Banskhedi Gugal is a village in Sironj sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,248 people in 266 households, the 30th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.
- 1,248 people (2011)
- 266 households
- 65.5% literacy
- 849 females per 1,000 males

## Banskhedi Gugal PIN code and other codes

Banskhedi Gugal falls in Sironj sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Sironj
- Census village code 480773

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Banskhedi Gugal from nearby towns?
- Sironj (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ) 103 km by road
- Sironj (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Banskhedi Gugal?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sironj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sironj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sironj
- ○ 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 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 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 · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Banskhedi Gugal known for?

The main crops are wheat and soyabean. About 55% of the 660 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Banskhedi Gugal

Of every 100 households in Banskhedi Gugal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banskhedi Gugal · ■ Sironj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 46%
- Toilet within the home 3% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 92%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 25%
- Television 2% 22%
- Mobile phone 7% 44%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 88% 39%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Banskhedi Gugal?

■ Banskhedi Gugal · ■ Sironj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.5% 60.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 849 878
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 836 912
- Working population 51.0% 38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 46.7% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 146 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 258 (41%) · ■ Other work 13 (2%) · ■ Marginal 219 (34%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sironj
- Karrakhedi 1,287 people
- Korwasa 1,287 people
- Pathariya 1,271 people
- Rajpur 1,256 people
- Madagan 1,236 people
- Barej 1,222 people
- Khejada Hali 1,217 people
- Anuppur 1,178 people

All 289 villages in Sironj

## Quick answers
- How far is Banskhedi Gugal from Vidisha? 103 km by road
- What is the population of Banskhedi Gugal? 1,248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banskhedi Gugal in? Vidisha district (Sironj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banskhedi Gugal? 65.5% (Census 2011)

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