# Barchheka Village, Silwani, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Silwani, Raisen 

# Barchheka

Barchheka is a village in Silwani sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **710 people in 176 households**, the 57th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 710people (2011)
- 176households
- 74.2%literacy
- 844females per 1,000 males

## Barchheka PIN code and other codes

Barchheka falls in Silwani sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSilwani
- Census village code484744

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

## How far is Barchheka from nearby towns?

- Silwani (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)115 km by road
- Silwani (nearest town)25 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 Barchheka?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Barchheka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bamhori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silwani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Barchheka known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and tuar**. About 90% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Barchheka

Of every 100 households in Barchheka in 2011, 19 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barchheka · ■ Silwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****4%**

**21%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**47%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Barchheka?

■ Barchheka · ■ Silwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**945

Working population ****42.8%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 63.8% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 57 (19%)

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 Silwani

- Ponar738 people
- Rampura Kalan736 people
- Umarjhir723 people
- Mahgawan Kalan717 people
- Khamera688 people
- Chikali674 people
- Ronsara Ghati672 people
- Papda656 people

[All 249 villages in Silwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/silwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barchheka from Raisen?115 km by road
- What is the population of Barchheka?710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barchheka in?Raisen district (Silwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barchheka?74.2% (Census 2011)