# Barkuwain Village, Batiyagarh, Damoh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Batiyagarh, Damoh 

# Barkuwain

Barkuwain is a village in Batiyagarh sub-district of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **362 people in 76 households**, the 102nd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 362people (2011)
- 76households
- 66.1%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Barkuwain PIN code and other codes

Barkuwain falls in Batiyagarh sub-district, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBarigarh
- Census village code462056

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

## How far is Barkuwain from nearby towns?

- Batiyagarh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Damoh (district HQ)28 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 Barkuwain?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Barkuwain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Damoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Damoh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 Barkuwain known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, chana and wheat**. About 34% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Barkuwain

Of every 100 households in Barkuwain in 2011, 82 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkuwain · ■ Batiyagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**93%

Tap water ****99%**

**9%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**24%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**45%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Barkuwain?

■ Barkuwain · ■ Batiyagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**926

Working population ****46.7%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 53.9% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 14 (8%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 152 (90%)

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 Batiyagarh

- Bijori Naval Shah379 people
- Sorai377 people
- Angori368 people
- Bari Madiyado364 people
- Ramnagar340 people
- Furtal Ryt338 people
- Sagoni Madho337 people
- Daha323 people

[All 150 villages in Batiyagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/damoh/batiyagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkuwain from Damoh?28 km by road
- What is the population of Barkuwain?362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkuwain in?Damoh district (Batiyagarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkuwain?66.1% (Census 2011)