# Gangakhedi Village, Sironj, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sironj, Vidisha 

# Gangakhedi

Gangakhedi is a village in Sironj sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **373 people in 62 households**, the 193rd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 373people (2011)
- 62households
- 49.1%literacy
- 793females per 1,000 males

## Gangakhedi PIN code and other codes

Gangakhedi falls in Sironj sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSironj
- Census village code480665

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

## How far is Gangakhedi from nearby towns?

- Sironj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)94 km by road
- Sironj (nearest town)9 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 Gangakhedi?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gangakhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sironj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sironj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sironj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Gangakhedi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 77% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Gangakhedi

Of every 100 households in Gangakhedi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangakhedi · ■ Sironj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**46%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**17%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****87%**

**25%

Television ****39%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gangakhedi?

■ Gangakhedi · ■ Sironj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****793**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**912

Working population ****29.8%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.8% for men and 38.8% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 78 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (16%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 8 (7%)

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 Sironj

- Mahuakheda Ustad376 people
- Okhlikheda376 people
- Sahankhedi375 people
- Chandadhana373 people
- Sumerpur373 people
- Ratniyakhedi369 people
- Siraswas359 people
- Ajamnagar350 people

[All 289 villages in Sironj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/sironj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangakhedi from Vidisha?94 km by road
- What is the population of Gangakhedi?373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangakhedi in?Vidisha district (Sironj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangakhedi?49.1% (Census 2011)