# Karaikheda Kalan Village, Sironj, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sironj, Vidisha 

# Karaikheda Kalan

Karaikheda Kalan is a village in Sironj sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **768 people in 127 households**, the 86th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 768people (2011)
- 127households
- 71.5%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Karaikheda Kalan PIN code and other codes

Karaikheda Kalan falls in Sironj sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSironj
- Census village code480720

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

## How far is Karaikheda Kalan from nearby towns?

- Sironj (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)117 km by road
- Sironj (nearest town)32 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 Karaikheda Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sironj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sironj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sironj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Karaikheda Kalan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, gram and soyabean**. About 85% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Karaikheda Kalan

Of every 100 households in Karaikheda Kalan in 2011, 92 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karaikheda Kalan · ■ Sironj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**17%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****40%**

**25%

Television ****18%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Karaikheda Kalan?

■ Karaikheda Kalan · ■ Sironj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052**

**912

Working population ****29.8%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 56.6% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 152 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (19%) · **■** Other work 22 (10%) · **■** Marginal 12 (5%)

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

- Rajakhedi790 people
- Bhokari785 people
- Korwai784 people
- Deopur777 people
- Saistabad764 people
- Gopalnagar762 people
- Banskhedi738 people
- Ruslli Ghat726 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Karaikheda Kalan from Vidisha?117 km by road
- What is the population of Karaikheda Kalan?768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaikheda Kalan in?Vidisha district (Sironj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karaikheda Kalan?71.5% (Census 2011)