# Acharkund Village, Harrai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Harrai, Chhindwara 

# Acharkund

Acharkund is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **875 people in 159 households**, the 40th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 875people (2011)
- 159households
- 50.8%literacy
- 1,064females per 1,000 males

## Acharkund PIN code and other codes

Acharkund falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarrai
- Census village code494056

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

## How far is Acharkund from nearby towns?

- Harrai (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)85 km by road
- Harrai (nearest town)30 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 Acharkund?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●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 school5–10 km · Batkakhapa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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
- 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 Acharkund known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and dhan**. About 48% of the 892 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Acharkund

Of every 100 households in Acharkund in 2011, 70 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Acharkund · ■ Harrai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****68%**

**72%

Television ****15%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**65%

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 Acharkund?

■ Acharkund · ■ Harrai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1153**

**954

Working population ****51.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 42.9% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 343 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 31 (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 Harrai

- Bhais Khoh942 people
- Kothiya930 people
- Basuriya Khurd915 people
- Khirda882 people
- Chopna850 people
- Khamtara848 people
- Dendu842 people
- Dorli835 people

[All 218 villages in Harrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Acharkund from Chhindwara?85 km by road
- What is the population of Acharkund?875 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Acharkund in?Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Acharkund?50.8% (Census 2011)