# Barkheda Village, Vijaypur, Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Vijaypur, Sheopur 

# Barkheda

Barkheda is a village in Vijaypur sub-district of Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **544 people in 87 households**, the 72nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 544people (2011)
- 87households
- 37.7%literacy
- 826females per 1,000 males

## Barkheda PIN code and other codes

Barkheda falls in Vijaypur sub-district, Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijaypur
- Census village code451367

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?

- Vijaypur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Sheopur (district HQ)100 km by road
- Vijaypur (nearest town)2 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vuaypur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Vijaypur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 63% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 47 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barkheda · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****63%**

**34%

Television ****18%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**60%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barkheda?

■ Barkheda · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.7%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826**

**851

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****673**

**885

Working population ****55.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.8% for men and 28.2% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 142 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 148 (49%)

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 Vijaypur

- Dongarpur574 people
- Laxmanpura Bijepur573 people
- Sehula559 people
- Dhourera547 people
- Ghorade508 people
- Nayagaon495 people
- Binega485 people
- Bhainsai480 people

[All 106 villages in Vijaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sheopur/vijaypur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkheda from Sheopur?100 km by road
- What is the population of Barkheda?544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkheda in?Sheopur district (Vijaypur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkheda?37.7% (Census 2011)