Village · Badwara, Katni # Barchheka Barchheka is a village in Badwara sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,311 people in 597 households, the 9th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%. - 2,311 people (2011) - 597 households - 69.5% literacy - 939 females per 1,000 males ## Barchheka PIN code and other codes Barchheka falls in Badwara sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Badwara - Census village code 488438 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barchheka from nearby towns? - Badwara (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Katni (district HQ) 23 km by road - Katni (nearest town) 32 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barchheka? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Barchheka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhauduri - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Katni - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katni - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barchheka known for? The main crops are wheat, chana and masoor. About 53% of the 444 hectares of village land is sown, and 229 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Barchheka Of every 100 households in Barchheka in 2011, 58 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barchheka · ■ Badwara rural average - Electricity for lighting 58% 39% - Toilet within the home 2% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 94% - Tap water 0% 5% - Drinking water within premises 7% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 74% 40% - Television 6% 10% - Mobile phone 9% 23% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 54% 49% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barchheka? ■ Barchheka · ■ Badwara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.5% 67.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 949 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 939 929 - Working population 49.6% 45.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 56.9% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 121 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 153 (13%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 108 (9%) · ■ Marginal 756 (66%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Badwara - Rohaniya 3,023 people - Bilayat Kalan 2,673 people - Parsel 2,593 people - Bhudsa 2,574 people - Nigahra 2,252 people - Rupond 2,178 people - Suddi 2,105 people - Kumharwara 2,085 people All 109 villages in Badwara ## Other places named Barchheka - Barchheka · Village, Silwani, Raisen · 710 people ## Quick answers - How far is Barchheka from Katni? 23 km by road - What is the population of Barchheka? 2,311 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barchheka in? Katni district (Badwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barchheka? 69.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/badwara/barchheka/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.