# Barkhedi Kurwai Village, Basoda, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Basoda, Vidisha 

# Barkhedi Kurwai

Barkhedi Kurwai is a village in Basoda sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 57 households**, the 141st largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 277people (2011)
- 57households
- 63.1%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Barkhedi Kurwai PIN code and other codes

Barkhedi Kurwai falls in Basoda sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBasoda
- Census village code481168

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

## How far is Barkhedi Kurwai from nearby towns?

- Basoda (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)49 km by road
- Basoda (nearest town)9 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 Barkhedi Kurwai?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barkhedi Kurwai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basoda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Basoda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Basoda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 12 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 Barkhedi Kurwai known for?

About 88% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Barkhedi Kurwai

Of every 100 households in Barkhedi Kurwai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barkhedi Kurwai · ■ Basoda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**87%

Tap water ****12%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**19%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**35%

Television ****25%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Barkhedi Kurwai?

■ Barkhedi Kurwai · ■ Basoda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**930

Working population ****33.9%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 59.5% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 56 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (34%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Basoda

- Shahjahanpur Alias Behta294 people
- Bhasuda293 people
- Akadonda285 people
- Mudra Khalil283 people
- Sirwada Kurwai272 people
- Kamalpur261 people
- Pathari Basoda259 people
- Khurseni254 people

[All 183 villages in Basoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/basoda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkhedi Kurwai from Vidisha?49 km by road
- What is the population of Barkhedi Kurwai?277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkhedi Kurwai in?Vidisha district (Basoda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkhedi Kurwai?63.1% (Census 2011)