# Berkhedi Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Berkhedi

Berkhedi is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **337 people in 63 households**, the 110th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 337people (2011)
- 63households
- 87.6%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Berkhedi PIN code and other codes

Berkhedi falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483950

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?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)80 km by road
- Gairatganj (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 Berkhedi?

3 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hardout
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gairatganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 40% of the 747 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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, 7 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Berkhedi · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****92%**

**41%

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 Berkhedi?

■ Berkhedi · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**941

Working population ****45.7%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 90.2% for women. 50% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (47%) · **■** Other work 15 (10%) · **■** Marginal 51 (33%)

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 Gairatganj

- Usharmeta355 people
- Sandook342 people
- Sihora Kalan342 people
- Bahediya338 people
- Sagouniya332 people
- Gopalpur331 people
- Belna Mahalpur329 people
- Rampura Khurd325 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Berkhedi from Raisen?80 km by road
- What is the population of Berkhedi?337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berkhedi in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Berkhedi?87.6% (Census 2011)