# Karkheda Village, Khaknar, Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/khaknar/karkheda/ Village · Khaknar, Burhanpur # Karkheda Karkheda is a village in Khaknar sub-district of Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,900 people in 379 households**, the 27th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%. - 1,900people (2011) - 379households - 55.2%literacy - 923females per 1,000 males ## Karkheda PIN code and other codes Karkheda falls in Khaknar sub-district, Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKhaknar - Census village code506279 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karkheda from nearby towns? - Khaknar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Burhanpur (district HQ)33 km by road - Burhanpur (nearest town)33 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 Karkheda? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Doiphodiya - ○Degree college10+ km · Burhanpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Burhanpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Karkheda known for? The main crops are **cotton, jawar and soyabean**. About 96% of the 942 hectares of village land is sown, and 389 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 Karkheda Of every 100 households in Karkheda in 2011, 76 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karkheda · ■ Khaknar rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **72% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **87% Tap water ****68%** **38% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **91% Use banking services ****70%** **50% Television ****38%** **26% Mobile phone ****29%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **52% Own their home ****96%** **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 Karkheda? ■ Karkheda · ■ Khaknar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%** **58.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775** **933 Working population ****52.2%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.9% for men and 45.1% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 296 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 533 (54%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 85 (9%) · **■** Marginal 70 (7%) 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 Khaknar - Rangai2,056 people - Dahonda2,037 people - Dantpahadi1,981 people - Gondri1,941 people - Khairkheda1,847 people - Rama Kheda Khurd1,768 people - Sitapur1,738 people - Usarani1,716 people [All 81 villages in Khaknar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/khaknar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karkheda from Burhanpur?33 km by road - What is the population of Karkheda?1,900 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karkheda in?Burhanpur district (Khaknar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karkheda?55.2% (Census 2011)