# Balkhadya Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/balkhadya/ Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone # Balkhadya Balkhadya is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,199 people in 237 households**, the 62nd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,199people (2011) - 237households - 70.1%literacy - 959females per 1,000 males ## Balkhadya PIN code and other codes Balkhadya falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhikangaon - Census village code477416 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balkhadya from nearby towns? - Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)30 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 Balkhadya? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Balkhadya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gogawa - ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Balkhadya known for? The main crops are **cotton, jawar and wheat**. About 78% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Balkhadya Of every 100 households in Balkhadya in 2011, 84 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balkhadya · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **77% Toilet within the home ****5%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **91% Tap water ****75%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****64%** **32% Television ****23%** **20% Mobile phone ****58%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****37%** **50% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Balkhadya? ■ Balkhadya · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866** **936 Working population ****65.6%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 54.7% for women. 67% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 413 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (3%) · **■** Marginal 217 (28%) 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 Bhikangaon - Pachhaya1,226 people - Akhapura1,218 people - Bhagwanpura1,204 people - Sirlai Bujurg1,200 people - Piplai Khurd1,193 people - Kakadgaon1,159 people - Aman Khedi1,155 people - Badiya1,154 people [All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balkhadya from Khargone?30 km by road - What is the population of Balkhadya?1,199 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balkhadya in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Balkhadya?70.1% (Census 2011)