Village · Shamgarh, Mandsaur
# Borkhedi Ghata

Borkhedi Ghata is a village in Shamgarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,114 people in 228 households, the 28th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.
- 1,114 people (2011)
- 228 households
- 55.6% literacy
- 1,063 females per 1,000 males

## Borkhedi Ghata PIN code and other codes

Borkhedi Ghata falls in Shamgarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Garoth
- Census village code 469472

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Borkhedi Ghata from nearby towns?
- Shamgarh (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ) 115 km by road
- Shamgarh (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Borkhedi Ghata?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Garoth
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Borkhedi Ghata known for?

The main crops are soyabean, makka and wheat. About 8% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Borkhedi Ghata

Of every 100 households in Borkhedi Ghata in 2011, 91 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Borkhedi Ghata · ■ Shamgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 76%
- Toilet within the home 2% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 92%
- Tap water 0% 19%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 3% 28%
- Television 6% 24%
- Mobile phone 28% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 64% 31%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Borkhedi Ghata?

■ Borkhedi Ghata · ■ Shamgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.6% 62.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1063 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1130 924
- Working population 54.6% 53.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 40.5% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 206 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 101 (17%) · ■ Other work 42 (7%) · ■ Marginal 259 (43%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shamgarh
- Barkheda Nayak 1,282 people
- Dhamaniya Diwan 1,232 people
- Aaklishivdas 1,211 people
- Surjanajuna 1,164 people
- Molakhedikhurd 1,109 people
- Borkhedi Redka 1,100 people
- Bhatuni 1,076 people
- Semli Shankar 1,071 people

All 96 villages in Shamgarh

## Quick answers
- How far is Borkhedi Ghata from Mandsaur? 115 km by road
- What is the population of Borkhedi Ghata? 1,114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borkhedi Ghata in? Mandsaur district (Shamgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Borkhedi Ghata? 55.6% (Census 2011)

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