# Berkhedi Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Berkhedi

Berkhedi is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,437 people in 313 households**, the 28th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,437people (2011)
- 313households
- 67.0%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Berkhedi PIN code and other codes

Berkhedi falls in Bijawar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458269

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

## How far is Berkhedi from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)8 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 Berkhedi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijawar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Berkhedi known for?

About 32% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Berkhedi

Of every 100 households in Berkhedi in 2011, 45 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Berkhedi · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****70%**

**39%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Berkhedi?

■ Berkhedi · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**934

Working population ****53.4%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 52.8% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 207 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (35%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 138 (18%) · **■** Marginal 150 (20%)

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 Bijawar

- Sukwaha1,532 people
- Pali1,497 people
- Dahi1,452 people
- Motigarh1,441 people
- Majhguwan Khurd1,429 people
- Darguwan1,415 people
- Khaira Kalan1,400 people
- Bijaipur1,398 people

[All 168 villages in Bijawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bijawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Berkhedi from Chhatarpur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Berkhedi?1,437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berkhedi in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Berkhedi?67.0% (Census 2011)