# Arkha Village, Sihawal, Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sihawal, Sidhi 

# Arkha

Arkha is a village in Sihawal sub-district of Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 28 households**, the 241st largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 181people (2011)
- 28households
- 79.7%literacy
- 724females per 1,000 males

## Arkha PIN code and other codes

Arkha falls in Sihawal sub-district, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSihawal
- Census village code502799

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

## How far is Arkha from nearby towns?

- Sihawal (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Sidhi (district HQ)28 km by road
- Sidhi (nearest town)28 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 Arkha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Arkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonvarsha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sidhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sidhi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Arkha known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 86% of the 17 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Arkha

Of every 100 households in Arkha in 2011, 11 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arkha · ■ Sihawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****25%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**39%

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 Arkha?

■ Arkha · ■ Sihawal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****724**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**917

Working population ****34.3%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 63.5% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (26%) · **■** Other work 14 (23%) · **■** Marginal 8 (13%)

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 Sihawal

- Mahugarh202 people
- Barbasa199 people
- Sajaha Kalan189 people
- Samda183 people
- Bamuri Gajkaransingh180 people
- Sajaha180 people
- Dhutpura Unmukt175 people
- Kothar174 people

[All 313 villages in Sihawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sidhi/sihawal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arkha from Sidhi?28 km by road
- What is the population of Arkha?181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arkha in?Sidhi district (Sihawal sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Arkha?79.7% (Census 2011)