# 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 **1,420 people in 320 households**, the 18th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 1,420people (2011)
- 320households
- 66.0%literacy
- 967females 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 code481123

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)40 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)90 km by road
- Kurwai (nearest town)40 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?

7 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pathari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khurai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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, chana and masoor**. About 59% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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, 78 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barkheda · ■ Kurwai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**58%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**42%

Television ****11%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****75%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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+) ****66.0%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**938

Working population ****39.5%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 57.0% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 203 (36%)

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

- Shaharwasa1,627 people
- Chheerkheda1,540 people
- Devli1,450 people
- Barual1,426 people
- Gudawal1,420 people
- Rusiya1,415 people
- Dughawari1,349 people
- Ghosua1,279 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkheda from Vidisha?90 km by road
- What is the population of Barkheda?1,420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkheda in?Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkheda?66.0% (Census 2011)