# Karai Berkhedi Village, Kurwai, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/karai-berkhedi/ Village · Kurwai, Vidisha # Karai Berkhedi Karai Berkhedi is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,197 people in 247 households**, the 24th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 1,197people (2011) - 247households - 75.4%literacy - 833females per 1,000 males ## Karai Berkhedi PIN code and other codes Karai Berkhedi falls in Kurwai sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKurwai - Census village code480911 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karai Berkhedi from nearby towns? - Kurwai (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Vidisha (district HQ)110 km by road - Kurwai (nearest town)26 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 Karai Berkhedi? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Karai Berkhedi; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kurwai - ○Degree college10+ km · Kurwai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Karai Berkhedi known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 87% of the 906 hectares of village land is sown, and 472 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 Karai Berkhedi Of every 100 households in Karai Berkhedi in 2011, 61 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karai Berkhedi · ■ Kurwai rural average Electricity for lighting ****61%** **58% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****51%** **42% Television ****19%** **26% Mobile phone ****73%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **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 Karai Berkhedi? ■ Karai Berkhedi · ■ Kurwai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%** **73.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786** **938 Working population ****38.8%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 63.9% for women. 54% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 196 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (45%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (7%) · **■** Marginal 24 (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 Kurwai - Rusiya1,415 people - Dughawari1,349 people - Ghosua1,279 people - Mala1,225 people - Naukund1,188 people - Baretha1,148 people - Roshan Pipariya1,140 people - Fatehpur1,134 people [All 226 villages in Kurwai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karai Berkhedi from Vidisha?110 km by road - What is the population of Karai Berkhedi?1,197 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karai Berkhedi in?Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karai Berkhedi?75.4% (Census 2011)