# Sarkhandi Village, Kurwai, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kurwai, Vidisha 

# Sarkhandi

Sarkhandi is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **367 people in 64 households**, the 144th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 367people (2011)
- 64households
- 68.0%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Sarkhandi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurwai
- Census village code480980

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

## How far is Sarkhandi from nearby towns?

- Kurwai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)96 km by road
- Kurwai (nearest town)15 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 Sarkhandi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barwai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurwai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Sarkhandi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 76% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Sarkhandi

Of every 100 households in Sarkhandi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarkhandi · ■ Kurwai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**58%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****91%**

**37%

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 Sarkhandi?

■ Sarkhandi · ■ Kurwai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**938

Working population ****19.9%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 55.3% for women. 34% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 70 (96%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Mohaniya Khedi374 people
- Mahuakheda372 people
- Bakwara370 people
- Bhatoli369 people
- Semar Khedi367 people
- Banoh366 people
- Jonakhedi361 people
- Khiriya352 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarkhandi from Vidisha?96 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkhandi?367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkhandi in?Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkhandi?68.0% (Census 2011)