# Balkheda Village, Athner, Betul (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Athner, Betul 

# Balkheda

Balkheda is a village in Athner sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **276 people in 61 households**, the 90th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 276people (2011)
- 61households
- 81.7%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Balkheda PIN code and other codes

Balkheda falls in Athner sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAthner
- Census village code485437

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

## How far is Balkheda from nearby towns?

- Athner (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Betul (district HQ)88 km by road
- Athner (nearest town)53 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 Balkheda?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hidli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Athner
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Betul
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Balkheda known for?

About 30% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Balkheda

Of every 100 households in Balkheda in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balkheda · ■ Athner rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**68%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**12%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**59%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**53%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Balkheda?

■ Balkheda · ■ Athner rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**961

Working population ****55.4%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 73.6% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 136 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (6%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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 Athner

- Theska315 people
- Bothiya Raiyat311 people
- Dhondkheda299 people
- Garadehi278 people
- Babarya273 people
- Chhindwad271 people
- Plaspani259 people
- Pat212 people

[All 101 villages in Athner](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/athner/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balkheda from Betul?88 km by road
- What is the population of Balkheda?276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkheda in?Betul district (Athner sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balkheda?81.7% (Census 2011)