# Bandikhar Village, Barwaha, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Barwaha, Khargone 

# Bandikhar

Bandikhar is a village in Barwaha sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **981 people in 192 households**, the 106th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 981people (2011)
- 192households
- 74.3%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Bandikhar PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBarwaha
- Census village code476584

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

## How far is Bandikhar from nearby towns?

- Barwaha (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)90 km by road
- Barwaha (nearest town)23 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 Bandikhar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bandikhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barwaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Bandikhar known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and mirchi**. About 80% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Bandikhar

Of every 100 households in Bandikhar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bandikhar · ■ Barwaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**86%

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

**19%

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

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**35%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****18%**

**35%

Television ****22%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**41%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bandikhar?

■ Bandikhar · ■ Barwaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**933

Working population ****53.8%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 60.8% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 132 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (22%) · **■** Other work 41 (8%) · **■** Marginal 239 (45%)

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

- Berphad Bujurg1,013 people
- Barkichoki993 people
- Dhulwara985 people
- Tamoliya985 people
- Selda973 people
- Ratanpur946 people
- Fangaon927 people
- Khamlay926 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bandikhar from Khargone?90 km by road
- What is the population of Bandikhar?981 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandikhar in?Khargone district (Barwaha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bandikhar?74.3% (Census 2011)