# Barkachhar Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Palera, Tikamgarh 

# Barkachhar

Barkachhar is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **251 people in 42 households**, the 127th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 251people (2011)
- 42households
- 68.9%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Barkachhar PIN code and other codes

Barkachhar falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalera
- Census village code456946

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

## How far is Barkachhar from nearby towns?

- Palera (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)60 km by road
- Palera (nearest town)20 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 Barkachhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bamhori Kala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Barkachhar known for?

The main crops are **urad, wheat and chana**. About 61% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Barkachhar

Of every 100 households in Barkachhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Barkachhar · ■ Palera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****29%**

**29%

Television ****38%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

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

**27%

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 Barkachhar?

■ Barkachhar · ■ Palera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**882

Working population ****47.0%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 57.0% for women. 45% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 52 (44%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 59 (50%)

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 Palera

- Chakra-Dabli Syawani269 people
- Kubari257 people
- Dadpura255 people
- Dharampura252 people
- Baraun241 people
- Karrai241 people
- Banne Khurd235 people
- Maloopura186 people

[All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkachhar from Tikamgarh?60 km by road
- What is the population of Barkachhar?251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkachhar in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkachhar?68.9% (Census 2011)