# Pokhar Buzurg Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/pokhar-buzurg/ Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone # Pokhar Buzurg Pokhar Buzurg is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,362 people in 302 households**, the 51st largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,362people (2011) - 302households - 68.0%literacy - 983females per 1,000 males ## Pokhar Buzurg PIN code and other codes Pokhar Buzurg falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhikangaon - Census village code477480 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokhar Buzurg from nearby towns? - Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)47 km by road - Bhikangaon (nearest town)7 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 Pokhar Buzurg? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhar Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhikangaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhikangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Pokhar Buzurg known for? The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 77% of the 839 hectares of village land is sown, and 533 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 Pokhar Buzurg Of every 100 households in Pokhar Buzurg in 2011, 89 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pokhar Buzurg · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **77% Toilet within the home ****10%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **91% Tap water ****55%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****39%** **32% Television ****12%** **20% Mobile phone ****31%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****60%** **50% Own their home ****95%** **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 Pokhar Buzurg? ■ Pokhar Buzurg · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140** **936 Working population ****56.4%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 58.9% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 324 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (48%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (7%) · **■** Marginal 20 (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 Bhikangaon - Bhopada1,461 people - Ektasa1,446 people - Jamniya Khurd1,410 people - Raidad1,378 people - Aurangpura1,354 people - Borgaon1,319 people - Palasi1,316 people - Pokhar Khurd1,302 people [All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pokhar Buzurg from Khargone?47 km by road - What is the population of Pokhar Buzurg?1,362 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokhar Buzurg in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pokhar Buzurg?68.0% (Census 2011)