# Barkheda Village, Goharganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/goharganj/barkheda/ Village · Goharganj, Raisen # Barkheda Barkheda is a village in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,821 people in 403 households**, the 16th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 1,821people (2011) - 403households - 81.8%literacy - 948females per 1,000 males ## Barkheda PIN code and other codes Barkheda falls in Goharganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockObedullaganj - Census village code484302 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? - Goharganj (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Raisen (district HQ)75 km by road - Obedullaganj (nearest town)13 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? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Barkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Obedullaganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandideep - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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? About 65% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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, 84 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barkheda · ■ Goharganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **81% Toilet within the home ****54%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **74% Tap water ****29%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****42%** **38% Television ****24%** **36% Mobile phone ****31%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****61%** **35% Own their home ****79%** **93% 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 · ■ Goharganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **68.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056** **927 Working population ****31.4%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 76.3% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 362 (63%) · **■** Marginal 59 (10%) 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 Goharganj - Sarakiya2,191 people - Amoda2,103 people - Dob1,935 people - Polaha1,874 people - Jabra Malkhar1,812 people - Pipliya Gajju1,799 people - Agariya1,781 people - Ashapuri1,778 people [All 230 villages in Goharganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/goharganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barkheda from Raisen?75 km by road - What is the population of Barkheda?1,821 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barkheda in?Raisen district (Goharganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barkheda?81.8% (Census 2011)