# Barukheda Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Barukheda

Barukheda is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,096 people in 209 households**, the 26th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 1,096people (2011)
- 209households
- 50.1%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Barukheda PIN code and other codes

Barukheda falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531592

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

## How far is Barukheda from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)125 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)123 km by road
- Akot (nearest town)62 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 Barukheda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barukheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hivar Khed
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hivar Khed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Barukheda known for?

About 3% of the 472 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Barukheda

Of every 100 households in Barukheda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barukheda · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Barukheda?

■ Barukheda · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066**

**979

Working population ****56.5%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 40.4% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (27%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 385 (62%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Nagapur1,151 people
- Gaulkheda Bazar1,138 people
- Somwarkheda1,132 people
- Kesharpur1,105 people
- Ektai1,087 people
- Makhala1,080 people
- Raipur1,080 people
- Kotmi1,056 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barukheda from Amravati?123 km by road
- What is the population of Barukheda?1,096 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barukheda in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Barukheda?50.1% (Census 2011)