# Berchha Village, Mhow, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mhow, Indore 

# Berchha

Berchha is a village in Mhow sub-district of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **972 people in 269 households**, the 67th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 972people (2011)
- 269households
- 71.4%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Berchha PIN code and other codes

Berchha falls in Mhow sub-district, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMhow
- Census village code476489

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

## What facilities are there in Berchha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Berchha; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mhow
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Berchha known for?

The main crops are **soyabean**. About 18% of the 564 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Berchha

Of every 100 households in Berchha in 2011, 82 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Berchha · ■ Mhow rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**53%

Tap water ****65%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**68%

Use banking services ****33%**

**48%

Television ****15%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**32%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****47%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**87%

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 Berchha?

■ Berchha · ■ Mhow rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**929

Working population ****42.0%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 57.5% for women. 48% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (18%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 54 (13%) · **■** Marginal 241 (59%)

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 Mhow

- Raikunda1,036 people
- Gosi Kheda1,009 people
- Mend Mazra988 people
- Kumti975 people
- Nawada958 people
- Ashapur955 people
- Sejgarh938 people
- Shahda921 people

[All 172 villages in Mhow](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/mhow/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Berchha?972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berchha in?Indore district (Mhow sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Berchha?71.4% (Census 2011)