# Charkha Village, Bhitarwar, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/bhitarwar/charkha/ Village · Bhitarwar, Gwalior # Charkha Charkha is a village in Bhitarwar sub-district of Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code **475220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,725 people in 309 households**, the 14th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 1,725people (2011) - 309households - 65.6%literacy - 475220PIN code ## Charkha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Charkha is 475220.** Charkha falls in Bhitarwar sub-district, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh. - PIN code475220 - Community development blockBhitarwar - Census village code454251 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charkha from nearby towns? - Bhitarwar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Gwalior (district HQ)80 km by road - Bhitarwar (nearest town)9 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 Charkha? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Charkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhitarwar - ○Degree college10+ km · Dabra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Charkha known for? The main crops are **chana and wheat**. About 84% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 462 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 Charkha Of every 100 households in Charkha in 2011, 99 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Charkha · ■ Bhitarwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **59% Toilet within the home ****13%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **88% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****14%** **28% Television ****34%** **27% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **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 Charkha? ■ Charkha · ■ Bhitarwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871** **866 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815** **884 Working population ****33.9%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 52.4% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 346 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (5%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 34 (6%) · **■** Marginal 164 (28%) 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 Bhitarwar - Deori Kalan1,928 people - Chitoli1,835 people - Kithoda1,818 people - Gadhota1,752 people - Bajna1,690 people - Richhari Kalan1,666 people - Palayachha1,554 people - Rahi1,518 people [All 85 villages in Bhitarwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/gwalior/bhitarwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charkha?475220 - How far is Charkha from Gwalior?80 km by road - What is the population of Charkha?1,725 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charkha in?Gwalior district (Bhitarwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Charkha?65.6% (Census 2011)