# Batkari Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Batkari

Batkari is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **566 people in 131 households**, the 96th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 566people (2011)
- 131households
- 65.6%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Batkari PIN code and other codes

Batkari falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497879

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

## How far is Batkari from nearby towns?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)35 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)35 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 Batkari?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Batkari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Batkari known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 13% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Batkari

Of every 100 households in Batkari in 2011, 70 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Batkari · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**76%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**16%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****96%**

**37%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Batkari?

■ Batkari · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**944

Working population ****62.7%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 51.6% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 113 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 227 (64%)

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 Kirnapur

- Dhoriya Paraswada623 people
- Kaneri581 people
- Batana576 people
- Katori568 people
- Kohka566 people
- Newargaon Khurd545 people
- Timkitola542 people
- Lodhangi535 people

[All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Batkari from Balaghat?35 km by road
- What is the population of Batkari?566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Batkari in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Batkari?65.6% (Census 2011)