# Balkhad Village, Jhiranya, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jhiranya, Khargone 

# Balkhad

Balkhad is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,450 people in 211 households**, the 54th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%.

- 1,450people (2011)
- 211households
- 32.4%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Balkhad PIN code and other codes

Balkhad falls in Jhiranya sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJhiranya
- Census village code477876

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

## How far is Balkhad from nearby towns?

- Jhiranya (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)68 km by road
- Jhiranya (nearest town)6 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 Balkhad?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balkhad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Balkhad known for?

The main crops are **cotton, jawar and soyabean**. About 84% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Balkhad

Of every 100 households in Balkhad in 2011, 52 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balkhad · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**58%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****51%**

**37%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****54%**

**64%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Balkhad?

■ Balkhad · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.4%**

**39.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**965

Working population ****48.6%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.0% for men and 27.8% for women. 46% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 517 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 106 (15%)

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 Jhiranya

- Dehariya1,497 people
- Bhavsingh Pura1,493 people
- Gadgya Aam1,457 people
- Khoi1,456 people
- Mandwa1,426 people
- Titranya1,397 people
- Kotha Buzurg1,365 people
- Medhagarh1,364 people

[All 131 villages in Jhiranya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balkhad from Khargone?68 km by road
- What is the population of Balkhad?1,450 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkhad in?Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balkhad?32.4% (Census 2011)