# Barakund Village, Khalwa, Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Khalwa, Khandwa 

# Barakund

Barakund is a village in Khalwa sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,499 people in 275 households**, the 65th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%.

- 1,499people (2011)
- 275households
- 60.4%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Barakund PIN code and other codes

Barakund falls in Khalwa sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhalwa
- Census village code505566

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

## How far is Barakund from nearby towns?

- Khalwa (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Khandwa (district HQ)70 km by road
- Chanera (nearest town)40 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 Barakund?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rohnai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khandwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Barakund known for?

About 72% of the 686 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Barakund

Of every 100 households in Barakund in 2011, 86 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barakund · ■ Khalwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****23%**

**46%

Television ****7%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****79%**

**57%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barakund?

■ Barakund · ■ Khalwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**53.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**942

Working population ****54.2%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 48.6% for women. 52% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 459 (57%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 187 (23%)

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 Khalwa

- Awaliya1,586 people
- Jamuniya Khurd1,579 people
- Dagkot1,524 people
- Patalda1,517 people
- Mendhapani Ryt1,496 people
- Chainpur Sarkar1,482 people
- Khorda1,478 people
- Hasanpura1,461 people

[All 147 villages in Khalwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/khalwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barakund from Khandwa?70 km by road
- What is the population of Barakund?1,499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakund in?Khandwa district (Khalwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barakund?60.4% (Census 2011)