Village · Bhavra, Alirajpur
# Kilana

Kilana is a village in Bhavra sub-district of Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,798 people in 252 households, the 14th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 37.5%.
- 1,798 people (2011)
- 252 households
- 20.2% literacy
- 1,004 females per 1,000 males

## Kilana PIN code and other codes

Kilana falls in Bhavra sub-district, Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Bhavra
- Census village code 504957

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kilana from nearby towns?
- Bhavra (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Alirajpur (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Bhavra (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kilana?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kilana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jobat
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kilana known for?

About 70% of the 670 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kilana

Of every 100 households in Kilana in 2011, 5 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kilana · ■ Bhavra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 5% 51%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92%
- Tap water 0% 0%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 39% 45%
- Television 0% 2%
- Mobile phone 18% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 62% 56%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kilana?

■ Kilana · ■ Bhavra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 20.2% 37.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1004 1005
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1009 959
- Working population 54.6% 53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.0% for men and 13.3% for women. 52% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 306 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 90 (9%) · ■ Other work 10 (1%) · ■ Marginal 576 (59%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bhavra
- Mayawat 2,235 people
- Borkundiya 2,040 people
- Girdha 1,949 people
- Polchhoti 1,886 people
- Dewali 1,781 people
- Dungaliwani 1,779 people
- Mathana 1,720 people
- Bhawata Bada 1,668 people

All 50 villages in Bhavra

## Quick answers
- How far is Kilana from Alirajpur? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Kilana? 1,798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kilana in? Alirajpur district (Bhavra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kilana? 20.2% (Census 2011)

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