# Badkhera Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni 

# Badkhera

Badkhera is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,364 people in 266 households**, the 32nd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 1,364people (2011)
- 266households
- 69.6%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Badkhera PIN code and other codes

Badkhera falls in Dhimarkheda sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDhimarkheda
- Census village code488782

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

## How far is Badkhera from nearby towns?

- Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)28 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)28 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 Badkhera?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Badkhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nivar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Badkhera known for?

About 40% of the 596 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Badkhera

Of every 100 households in Badkhera in 2011, 51 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Badkhera · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****13%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**50%

Television ****36%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**52%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Badkhera?

■ Badkhera · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**947

Working population ****51.5%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 60.1% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 677 (96%)

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 Dhimarkheda

- Pondi Khurd1,489 people
- Pipariya Shukl1,454 people
- Kachhargaon1,434 people
- Bareli1,365 people
- Khamhariya1,362 people
- Ghughari1,358 people
- Diwari1,338 people
- Simariya1,287 people

[All 221 villages in Dhimarkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Badkhera from Katni?28 km by road
- What is the population of Badkhera?1,364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badkhera in?Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Badkhera?69.6% (Census 2011)