# Khurka Village, Vijaypur, Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Vijaypur, Sheopur 

# Khurka

Khurka is a village in Vijaypur sub-district of Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **698 people in 154 households**, the 55th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 698people (2011)
- 154households
- 47.0%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Khurka PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVijaypur
- Census village code451441

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

## How far is Khurka from nearby towns?

- Vijaypur (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Sheopur (district HQ)145 km by road
- Vijaypur (nearest town)36 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 Khurka?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khurka; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sahasray
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Khurka known for?

The main crops are **groundnut, soyabean and sarso**. About 34% of the 633 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Khurka

Of every 100 households in Khurka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khurka · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****10%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**60%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khurka?

■ Khurka · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.0%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**851

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**885

Working population ****30.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.2% for men and 35.2% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 140 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (5%) · **■** Other work 44 (21%) · **■** Marginal 19 (9%)

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

- Andhupura735 people
- Dubera731 people
- Bechai721 people
- Magardeh709 people
- Mohanpur696 people
- Dulhawala678 people
- Behata655 people
- Kinjari651 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khurka from Sheopur?145 km by road
- What is the population of Khurka?698 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khurka in?Sheopur district (Vijaypur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khurka?47.0% (Census 2011)