Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur
# Bharda

Bharda is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 307 people in 71 households, the 178th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 307 people (2011)
- 71 households
- 74.1% literacy
- 1,007 females per 1,000 males

## Bharda PIN code and other codes

Bharda falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shahpura
- Census village code 489650

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bharda from nearby towns?
- Shahpura (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bharda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bharda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bharda known for?

The main crops are soyabean, chana and wheat. About 96% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bharda

Of every 100 households in Bharda in 2011, 98 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bharda · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 79%
- Toilet within the home 17% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 83% 73%
- Tap water 2% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 9% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 95%
- Use banking services 20% 40%
- Television 27% 27%
- Mobile phone 26% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 56% 43%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bharda?

■ Bharda · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.1% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1200 925
- Working population 59.3% 47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 59.6% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 72 (40%) · ■ Other work 5 (3%) · ■ Marginal 95 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura
- Mihguwan 322 people
- Katila 321 people
- Mudkatiya 318 people
- Bamhanoda 316 people
- Dhangawan 304 people
- Bargi 302 people
- Kunda 302 people
- Parsiya 302 people

All 227 villages in Shahpura

## Quick answers
- How far is Bharda from Jabalpur? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Bharda? 307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharda in? Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bharda? 74.1% (Census 2011)

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