# Gigarkhi Village, Mehgaon, Bhind (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/mehgaon/gigarkhi/ Village · Mehgaon, Bhind # Gigarkhi Gigarkhi is a village in Mehgaon sub-district of Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,623 people in 293 households**, the 32nd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 1,623people (2011) - 293households - 78.5%literacy - 813females per 1,000 males ## Gigarkhi PIN code and other codes Gigarkhi falls in Mehgaon sub-district, Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMehgaon - Census village code453046 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gigarkhi from nearby towns? - Mehgaon (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Bhind (district HQ)35 km by road - Mehgaon (nearest town)13 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 Gigarkhi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gigarkhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mehgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - 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 Gigarkhi known for? The main crops are **wheat, bajra and sarso**. About 88% of the 418 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Gigarkhi Of every 100 households in Gigarkhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gigarkhi · ■ Mehgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **18% Toilet within the home ****12%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****31%** **22% Television ****16%** **14% Mobile phone ****56%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 Gigarkhi? ■ Gigarkhi · ■ Mehgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****813** **815 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****701** **826 Working population ****27.5%** **31.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 64.4% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 217 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (17%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 76 (17%) · **■** Marginal 71 (16%) 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 Mehgaon - Dagar1,656 people - Gadhi1,654 people - Kuthonda1,651 people - Simar1,649 people - Sadha1,549 people - Bahua1,454 people - Parghana1,432 people - Padkoli1,415 people [All 144 villages in Mehgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/mehgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gigarkhi from Bhind?35 km by road - What is the population of Gigarkhi?1,623 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gigarkhi in?Bhind district (Mehgaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gigarkhi?78.5% (Census 2011)