# Bharka Village, Ashoknagar, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ashoknagar, Ashoknagar 

# Bharka

Bharka is a village in Ashoknagar sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **854 people in 209 households**, the 56th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 854people (2011)
- 209households
- 66.7%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Bharka PIN code and other codes

Bharka falls in Ashoknagar sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAshoknagar
- Census village code500437

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

## How far is Bharka from nearby towns?

- Ashoknagar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Ashoknagar (nearest town)30 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 Bharka?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bharka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raghogarh
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Bharka known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, urad and wheat**. About 82% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Bharka

Of every 100 households in Bharka in 2011, 74 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bharka · ■ Ashoknagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**46%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****30%**

**22%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bharka?

■ Bharka · ■ Ashoknagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**907

Working population ****40.0%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 48.5% for women. 59% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (19%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (12%) · **■** Marginal 46 (13%)

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 Ashoknagar

- Khirya Mahu877 people
- Bhentuwa868 people
- Kakrua Tumen867 people
- Jugya858 people
- Takneri854 people
- Bawadi Kheda850 people
- Semrahat835 people
- Amahi Pachhar826 people

[All 187 villages in Ashoknagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/ashoknagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bharka from Ashoknagar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bharka?854 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharka in?Ashoknagar district (Ashoknagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bharka?66.7% (Census 2011)