# Valka Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone 

# Valka

Valka is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **703 people in 131 households**, the 95th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 703people (2011)
- 131households
- 70.0%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Valka PIN code and other codes

Valka falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhikangaon
- Census village code477439

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

## How far is Valka from nearby towns?

- Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bhikangaon (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 Valka?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Valka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhikangaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhikangaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 and hand pumps
- 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 Valka known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 68% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Valka

Of every 100 households in Valka in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Valka · ■ Bhikangaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**77%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****13%**

**32%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****65%**

**50%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Valka?

■ Valka · ■ Bhikangaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**936

Working population ****47.9%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 55.3% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 170 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (29%) · **■** Other work 62 (18%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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

- Kavdiakhal735 people
- Chaundi733 people
- Panchamba725 people
- Aawaliya711 people
- Singar Chaudi694 people
- Badiya678 people
- Kalbarad664 people
- Mehtya Khedi626 people

[All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Valka from Khargone?40 km by road
- What is the population of Valka?703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Valka in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Valka?70.0% (Census 2011)