# Neelkanth Village, Barwaha, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Barwaha, Khargone 

# Neelkanth

Neelkanth is a village in Barwaha sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **867 people in 158 households**, the 117th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 867people (2011)
- 158households
- 55.9%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Neelkanth PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBarwaha
- Census village code476738

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

## How far is Neelkanth from nearby towns?

- Barwaha (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sanawad (nearest town)12 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 Neelkanth?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Neelkanth; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sanawad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Neelkanth known for?

The main crops are **cotton, mirchi and soyabean**. About 77% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Neelkanth

Of every 100 households in Neelkanth in 2011, 88 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Neelkanth · ■ Barwaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**81%

Tap water ****58%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**91%

Use banking services ****45%**

**35%

Television ****25%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**41%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Neelkanth?

■ Neelkanth · ■ Barwaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**933

Working population ****55.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 39.2% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 257 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (10%) · **■** Marginal 12 (3%)

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

- Belam Bujurg896 people
- Okhala886 people
- Juna Pani872 people
- Salikheda869 people
- Pipaljhar855 people
- Bagda Khurd853 people
- Dabhad848 people
- Katghara847 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Neelkanth from Khargone?60 km by road
- What is the population of Neelkanth?867 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Neelkanth in?Khargone district (Barwaha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Neelkanth?55.9% (Census 2011)