# Barkheda Village, Malhargarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Malhargarh, Mandsaur 

# Barkheda

Barkheda is a village in Malhargarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 62 households**, the 157th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 235people (2011)
- 62households
- 80.0%literacy
- 1,061females per 1,000 males

## Barkheda PIN code and other codes

Barkheda falls in Malhargarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMalhargarh
- Census village code469176

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

## How far is Barkheda from nearby towns?

- Malhargarh (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Narayangarh (nearest town)2 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 Barkheda?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Barkheda; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narayangarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Barkheda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 88% of the 411 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Barkheda

Of every 100 households in Barkheda in 2011, 97 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkheda · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****57%**

**32%

Television ****31%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

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 Barkheda?

■ Barkheda · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**950

Working population ****50.2%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 65.7% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (65%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Malhargarh

- Dhakdi275 people
- Ankali272 people
- Jogani270 people
- Koyla243 people
- Ujagariya221 people
- Takhatpur219 people
- Munjakhedi218 people
- Kumhari179 people

[All 168 villages in Malhargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/malhargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkheda from Mandsaur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Barkheda?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkheda in?Mandsaur district (Malhargarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkheda?80.0% (Census 2011)