# Rupkheda Village, Thikri, Barwani (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Thikri, Barwani 

# Rupkheda

Rupkheda is a village in Thikri sub-district of Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **906 people in 172 households**, the 25th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 906people (2011)
- 172households
- 52.4%literacy
- 1,041females per 1,000 males

## Rupkheda PIN code and other codes

Rupkheda falls in Thikri sub-district, Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockThikri
- Census village code478230

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

## How far is Rupkheda from nearby towns?

- Thikri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Barwani (district HQ)70 km by road
- Anjad (nearest town)55 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 Rupkheda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Rupkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thikri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barwani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Rupkheda known for?

The main crops are **cotton**. About 55% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Rupkheda

Of every 100 households in Rupkheda in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rupkheda · ■ Thikri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****2%**

**31%

Television ****2%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****96%**

**50%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Rupkheda?

■ Rupkheda · ■ Thikri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**961

Working population ****42.1%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 43.2% for women. 51% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 91 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (63%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 39 (10%)

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 Thikri

- Gholanya1,141 people
- Khurampura1,107 people
- Piparkheda1,006 people
- Dewada919 people
- Vishwanath Kheda904 people
- Ghatti885 people
- Balgaon849 people
- Kapalyakhedi828 people

[All 56 villages in Thikri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/barwani/thikri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rupkheda from Barwani?70 km by road
- What is the population of Rupkheda?906 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rupkheda in?Barwani district (Thikri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rupkheda?52.4% (Census 2011)