# Barkuwa Village, Karera, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Karera, Shivpuri 

# Barkuwa

Barkuwa is a village in Karera sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **727 people in 184 households**, the 78th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 727people (2011)
- 184households
- 73.3%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Barkuwa PIN code and other codes

Barkuwa falls in Karera sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKarera
- Census village code455696

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

## How far is Barkuwa from nearby towns?

- Karera (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)63 km by road
- Karera (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 Barkuwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Barkuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Barkuwa known for?

About 67% of the 400 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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 Barkuwa

Of every 100 households in Barkuwa in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkuwa · ■ Karera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**40%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**45%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Barkuwa?

■ Barkuwa · ■ Karera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**865

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**880

Working population ****53.5%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 58.6% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 348 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 26 (7%)

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 Karera

- Ambari868 people
- Kurrol868 people
- Semra830 people
- Chauka739 people
- Patha706 people
- Bahadurpur681 people
- Jugaha675 people
- Ukayala673 people

[All 103 villages in Karera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/karera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkuwa from Shivpuri?63 km by road
- What is the population of Barkuwa?727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkuwa in?Shivpuri district (Karera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkuwa?73.3% (Census 2011)