# Balkhed Village, Barwaha, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barwaha, Khargone 

# Balkhed

Balkhed is a village in Barwaha sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,474 people in 261 households**, the 57th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,474people (2011)
- 261households
- 42.8%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Balkhed PIN code and other codes

Balkhed falls in Barwaha sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBarwaha
- Census village code476876

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

## How far is Balkhed from nearby towns?

- Barwaha (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)55 km by road
- Sanawad (nearest town)25 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 Balkhed?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bediya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Balkhed known for?

The main crops are **cotton, mirchi and wheat**. About 47% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Balkhed

Of every 100 households in Balkhed in 2011, 72 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balkhed · ■ Barwaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**86%

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

**19%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**35%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****2%**

**35%

Television ****1%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****89%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Balkhed?

■ Balkhed · ■ Barwaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1224**

**933

Working population ****49.7%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 33.8% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 263 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 453 (62%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%)

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 Barwaha

- Julwanya1,500 people
- Surpala1,497 people
- Amjrud1,491 people
- Badgaon1,491 people
- Mukhtyara1,470 people
- Sulgaon1,451 people
- Bamanpuri1,428 people
- Baliya1,426 people

[All 323 villages in Barwaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/barwaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balkhed from Khargone?55 km by road
- What is the population of Balkhed?1,474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkhed in?Khargone district (Barwaha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balkhed?42.8% (Census 2011)