# 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 **738 people in 177 households**, the 94th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 738people (2011)
- 177households
- 76.7%literacy
- 902females 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 code469206

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)20 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Narayangarh (nearest town)20 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?

10 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balaguda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 sarso**. About 51% of the 383 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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, 59 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkheda · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**85%

Tap water ****57%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**19%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****9%**

**32%

Television ****19%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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+) ****76.7%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119**

**950

Working population ****35.9%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 59.7% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 198 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 13 (5%)

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

- Khokhara772 people
- Antrikhurd769 people
- Chitakhedi755 people
- Chandwasa740 people
- Pamakheda737 people
- Chauthkhedi732 people
- Sokdi727 people
- Badri724 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkheda from Mandsaur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Barkheda?738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkheda in?Mandsaur district (Malhargarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkheda?76.7% (Census 2011)