Village · Kurwai, Vidisha # Barkheda Barkheda is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 684 people in 135 households, the 69th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 684 people (2011) - 135 households - 69.1% literacy - 938 females per 1,000 males ## Barkheda PIN code and other codes Barkheda falls in Kurwai sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Kurwai - Census village code 480938 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barkheda from nearby towns? - Kurwai (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Vidisha (district HQ) 95 km by road - Kurwai (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barkheda? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Barkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kurwai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kurwai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bina - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barkheda known for? The main crops are wheat, chana and masoor. About 93% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Barkheda Of every 100 households in Barkheda in 2011, 59 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barkheda · ■ Kurwai rural average - Electricity for lighting 59% 58% - Toilet within the home 12% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 86% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 19% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 97% - Use banking services 46% 42% - Television 43% 26% - Mobile phone 50% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 21% 16% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 24% 37% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barkheda? ■ Barkheda · ■ Kurwai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.1% 73.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 894 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 885 938 - Working population 30.1% 36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 60.6% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 93 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (5%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 19 (9%) · ■ Marginal 82 (40%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kurwai - Bhaiswaya 721 people - Karaiya 701 people - Shekhpur 699 people - Satoh 691 people - Dadurar 682 people - Parewara 669 people - Rajpur 660 people - Isakhedi 646 people All 226 villages in Kurwai ## Quick answers - How far is Barkheda from Vidisha? 95 km by road - What is the population of Barkheda? 684 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barkheda in? Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barkheda? 69.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/barkheda-480938/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.