# Balkhad Village, Kasrawad, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/kasrawad/balkhad/ Village · Kasrawad, Khargone # Balkhad Balkhad is a village in Kasrawad sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,159 people in 423 households**, the 27th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 2,159people (2011) - 423households - 67.9%literacy - 940females per 1,000 males ## Balkhad PIN code and other codes Balkhad falls in Kasrawad sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKasrawad - Census village code477104 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? - Kasrawad (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)48 km by road - Kasrawad (nearest town)13 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Balkhad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balsamund - ○Degree college10+ km · Kasrawad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamnod - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Balkhad known for? About 61% of the 883 hectares of village land is sown, and 384 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, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balkhad · ■ Kasrawad rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **91% Toilet within the home ****14%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **84% Tap water ****20%** **53% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **89% Use banking services ****17%** **38% Television ****31%** **29% Mobile phone ****46%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****24%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **43% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 · ■ Kasrawad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **951 Working population ****57.5%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 51.5% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 405 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 731 (59%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (4%) · **■** Marginal 49 (4%) 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 Kasrawad - Chichali2,365 people - Makadkheda2,312 people - Kirgaon2,262 people - Satrati2,171 people - Sarwardewala2,116 people - Saikheda2,074 people - Khal Khurd2,012 people - Badgaon2,001 people [All 228 villages in Kasrawad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/kasrawad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balkhad from Khargone?48 km by road - What is the population of Balkhad?2,159 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balkhad in?Khargone district (Kasrawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Balkhad?67.9% (Census 2011)