# Jharakheda Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Jharakheda

Jharakheda is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **290 people in 71 households**, the 111th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 290people (2011)
- 71households
- 66.4%literacy
- 1,071females per 1,000 males

## Jharakheda PIN code and other codes

Jharakheda falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498359

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

## How far is Jharakheda from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)72 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 Jharakheda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jharakheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Jharakheda known for?

The main crops are **dhan, kodu and kodu**. About 28% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Jharakheda

Of every 100 households in Jharakheda in 2011, 51 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jharakheda · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**65%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****56%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****75%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**33%

Own their home ****91%**

**94%

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 Jharakheda?

■ Jharakheda · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**981

Working population ****54.5%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 57.5% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 149 (94%)

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 Paraswada

- Fatehpurtheka299 people
- Malkhedi299 people
- Ghana291 people
- Dalwada290 people
- Dhipur Ryt.285 people
- Kidangitola282 people
- Mohgaon282 people
- Sonewani282 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jharakheda from Balaghat?72 km by road
- What is the population of Jharakheda?290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharakheda in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jharakheda?66.4% (Census 2011)