# Sorthi Barul Village, Barwaha, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Barwaha, Khargone 

# Sorthi Barul

Sorthi Barul is a village in Barwaha sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,102 people in 236 households**, the 91st largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,102people (2011)
- 236households
- 70.1%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Sorthi Barul PIN code and other codes

Sorthi Barul falls in Barwaha sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBarwaha
- Census village code476621

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

## How far is Sorthi Barul from nearby towns?

- Barwaha (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)98 km by road
- Barwaha (nearest town)18 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 Sorthi Barul?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katkut
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barwaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Sorthi Barul known for?

About 86% of the 432 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Sorthi Barul

Of every 100 households in Sorthi Barul in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sorthi Barul · ■ Barwaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**81%

Tap water ****65%**

**58%

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

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****52%**

**35%

Television ****43%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sorthi Barul?

■ Sorthi Barul · ■ Barwaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**933

Working population ****47.5%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 56.9% for women. 60% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (50%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 75 (14%)

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

- Ali Khurd1,130 people
- Arsi Mirjapura1,125 people
- Kourawad1,117 people
- Kotalya Khedi1,112 people
- Jhigadi1,096 people
- Khamki Barul1,095 people
- Hanumantya1,069 people
- Rajana1,069 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sorthi Barul from Khargone?98 km by road
- What is the population of Sorthi Barul?1,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorthi Barul in?Khargone district (Barwaha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sorthi Barul?70.1% (Census 2011)