# Berkhedi Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Berkhedi

Berkhedi is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 230 households**, the 150th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 870people (2011)
- 230households
- 74.0%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Berkhedi PIN code and other codes

Berkhedi falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSaikheda
- Census village code490845

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

## How far is Berkhedi from nearby towns?

- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Gadarwara (nearest town)14 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 Berkhedi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Berkhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nandner
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Berkhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 93% of the 415 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 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 Berkhedi

Of every 100 households in Berkhedi in 2011, 30 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Berkhedi · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**32%

Television ****15%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**44%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Berkhedi?

■ Berkhedi · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**927

Working population ****40.3%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 65.6% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%) · **■** Marginal 74 (21%)

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 Gadarwara

- Bhumiya Dhana902 people
- Khanchari896 people
- Supari887 people
- Dighori875 people
- Tuiyapani866 people
- Hemra863 people
- Bankhedi853 people
- Keshla844 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Berkhedi from Narsimhapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Berkhedi?870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berkhedi in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Berkhedi?74.0% (Census 2011)