# Bahanga Village, Isagarh, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Isagarh, Ashoknagar 

# Bahanga

Bahanga is a village in Isagarh sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,256 people in 229 households**, the 43rd largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,256people (2011)
- 229households
- 63.6%literacy
- 826females per 1,000 males

## Bahanga PIN code and other codes

Bahanga falls in Isagarh sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockIsagarh
- Census village code500017

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

## How far is Bahanga from nearby towns?

- Isagarh (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)16 km by road
- Ashoknagar (nearest town)16 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 Bahanga?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Bahanga known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 93% of the 945 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Bahanga

Of every 100 households in Bahanga in 2011, 72 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bahanga · ■ Isagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****55%**

**27%

Television ****38%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**42%

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 Bahanga?

■ Bahanga · ■ Isagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**916

Working population ****32.5%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 44.6% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (19%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (8%) · **■** Marginal 65 (16%)

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 Isagarh

- Manheti1,344 people
- Rajtala1,318 people
- Sehore1,308 people
- Bhainsa1,292 people
- Kirroda1,256 people
- Bhelwasa1,238 people
- Mahana1,225 people
- Silpati1,185 people

[All 188 villages in Isagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/isagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bahanga from Ashoknagar?16 km by road
- What is the population of Bahanga?1,256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahanga in?Ashoknagar district (Isagarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bahanga?63.6% (Census 2011)