# Behka Village, Badod, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Badod, Shajapur 

# Behka

Behka is a village in Badod sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **887 people in 166 households**, the 51st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 887people (2011)
- 166households
- 91.1%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Behka PIN code and other codes

Behka falls in Badod sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBadod
- Census village code472410

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

## How far is Behka from nearby towns?

- Badod (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)76 km by road
- Badod (nearest town)8 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 Behka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Badod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Agar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Behka known for?

About 76% of the 495 hectares of village land is sown, and 311 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 Behka

Of every 100 households in Behka in 2011, 98 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Behka · ■ Badod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**98%

Tap water ****10%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**1%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****52%**

**28%

Television ****34%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Behka?

■ Behka · ■ Badod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**950

Working population ****55.9%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 87.8% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 233 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Badod

- Jamli945 people
- Ranayara Kelwa919 people
- Pipalya Hamir909 people
- Guradiya Piplon889 people
- Unchwas885 people
- Pipalya Ghata881 people
- Khandwas877 people
- Rojhani870 people

[All 139 villages in Badod](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/badod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Behka from Shajapur?76 km by road
- What is the population of Behka?887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behka in?Shajapur district (Badod sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Behka?91.1% (Census 2011)