# Belkheda, Shahpura, Jabalpur – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/belkheda/ Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur # Belkheda Belkheda is a village in [Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/) sub-district of [Jabalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **6,327 people in 1,354 households**, the 1st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 6,327people (2011) - 1,354households - 77.4%literacy - 913females per 1,000 males ## Belkheda PIN code and other codes Belkheda falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockShahpura - Census village code489629 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Belkheda from nearby towns? - Shahpura (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Jabalpur (district HQ)55 km by road - Shahpura (nearest town)22 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 Belkheda? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Belkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Belkheda known for? About 87% of the 1,236 hectares of village land is sown, and 985 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 Belkheda Of every 100 households in Belkheda in 2011, 84 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Belkheda · ■ Shahpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **79% Toilet within the home ****56%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **73% Tap water ****40%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **95% Use banking services ****35%** **40% Television ****32%** **27% Mobile phone ****31%** **30% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****42%** **43% Own their home ****91%** **96% 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 Belkheda? ■ Belkheda · ■ Shahpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **934 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839** **925 Working population ****46.1%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 67.2% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 472 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 960 (33%) · **■** Household industry 67 (2%) · **■** Other work 459 (16%) · **■** Marginal 957 (33%) 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 Shahpura - Pipariya Kalan3,782 people - Magarmuna3,773 people - Mankendi3,369 people - Ramkhiriya3,235 people [All 227 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/villages/) ## Other places named Belkheda - Belkheda · Village, Achalpur, Amravati · 1,536 people - Belkheda · Village, Risod, Washim · 1,300 people - Belkheda · Village, Mohkhed, Chhindwara · 997 people - Belkheda · Village, Narsimhapur, Narsimhapur · 950 people - Belkheda · Village, Kannad, Aurangabad · 809 people - Belkheda · Village, Jintur, Parbhani · 265 people ## Quick answers - How far is Belkheda from Jabalpur?55 km by road - What is the population of Belkheda?6,327 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belkheda in?Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Belkheda?77.4% (Census 2011)