# Berkhedi Village, Shamshabad, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shamshabad, Vidisha 

# Berkhedi

Berkhedi is a village in Shamshabad sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **806 people in 160 households**, the 43rd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 806people (2011)
- 160households
- 55.5%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Berkhedi PIN code and other codes

Berkhedi falls in Shamshabad sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNateran
- Census village code481555

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

## How far is Berkhedi from nearby towns?

- Shamshabad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)51 km by road
- Shamshabad (nearest town)12 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 Berkhedi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vardha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vidisha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Berkhedi known for?

About 77% of the 285 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Berkhedi

Of every 100 households in Berkhedi in 2011, 38 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Berkhedi · ■ Shamshabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**37%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****96%**

**22%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**50%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Berkhedi?

■ Berkhedi · ■ Shamshabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**891

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**946

Working population ****53.7%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 45.2% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 130 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (31%) · **■** Other work 39 (9%) · **■** Marginal 129 (30%)

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 Shamshabad

- Jhiri860 people
- Maniya Barkheda846 people
- Imalia Jagir845 people
- Dhobi Kheda821 people
- Hada785 people
- Bhiyakhedi754 people
- Sakatpur743 people
- Kolua737 people

[All 98 villages in Shamshabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/shamshabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Berkhedi from Vidisha?51 km by road
- What is the population of Berkhedi?806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berkhedi in?Vidisha district (Shamshabad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Berkhedi?55.5% (Census 2011)