# Barkheda Village, Kurwai, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kurwai, Vidisha 

# Barkheda

Barkheda is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **534 people in 120 households**, the 105th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 534people (2011)
- 120households
- 69.2%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Barkheda PIN code and other codes

Barkheda falls in Kurwai sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKurwai
- Census village code480947

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

## How far is Barkheda from nearby towns?

- Kurwai (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)91 km by road
- Kurwai (nearest town)7 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 Barkheda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurwai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurwai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basoda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Barkheda known for?

The main crops are **wheat, soyabean and masoor**. About 87% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Barkheda

Of every 100 households in Barkheda in 2011, 40 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barkheda · ■ Kurwai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**58%

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

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**42%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barkheda?

■ Barkheda · ■ Kurwai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**938

Working population ****39.1%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 57.9% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 54 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (58%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 23 (11%)

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 Kurwai

- Ghurawali543 people
- Sankrod539 people
- Saletara537 people
- Biloda536 people
- Bothi529 people
- Khajuriya523 people
- Gambhiriya520 people
- Dhuwa514 people

[All 226 villages in Kurwai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkheda from Vidisha?91 km by road
- What is the population of Barkheda?534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkheda in?Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkheda?69.2% (Census 2011)