Village · Begamganj, Raisen
# Berkhedi Jorawar

Berkhedi Jorawar is a village in Begamganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 551 people in 95 households, the 81st largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.
- 551 people (2011)
- 95 households
- 64.2% literacy
- 933 females per 1,000 males

## Berkhedi Jorawar PIN code and other codes

Berkhedi Jorawar falls in Begamganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Begamganj
- Census village code 484080

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

## How far is Berkhedi Jorawar from nearby towns?
- Begamganj (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ) 72 km by road
- Begamganj (nearest town) 16 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Berkhedi Jorawar?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage 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
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Begamganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Begamganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Raisen
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Berkhedi Jorawar known for?

About 72% of the 400 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Berkhedi Jorawar

Of every 100 households in Berkhedi Jorawar in 2011, 90 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Berkhedi Jorawar · ■ Begamganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 62%
- Toilet within the home 3% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 92%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 47% 24%
- Television 18% 17%
- Mobile phone 55% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 31% 46%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Berkhedi Jorawar?

■ Berkhedi Jorawar · ■ Begamganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.2% 73.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 933 884
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 885 973
- Working population 28.7% 44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 59.0% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 74 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (8%) · ■ Other work 5 (3%) · ■ Marginal 67 (42%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Begamganj
- Rahatwas 566 people
- Kalyanpur 560 people
- Rampura 559 people
- Jhirpani 555 people
- Madiya Niwari 551 people
- Sihora Jagir 542 people
- Gorkha 541 people
- Nain Bilas 529 people

All 226 villages in Begamganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Berkhedi Jorawar from Raisen? 72 km by road
- What is the population of Berkhedi Jorawar? 551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berkhedi Jorawar in? Raisen district (Begamganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Berkhedi Jorawar? 64.2% (Census 2011)

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