# Bhonsalegaon Village, Shadhora, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shadhora, Ashoknagar 

# Bhonsalegaon

Bhonsalegaon is a village in Shadhora sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **615 people in 147 households**, the 42nd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 615people (2011)
- 147households
- 57.5%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Bhonsalegaon PIN code and other codes

Bhonsalegaon falls in Shadhora sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAshoknagar
- Census village code500591

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

## How far is Bhonsalegaon from nearby towns?

- Shadhora (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Ashoknagar (nearest town)25 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 Bhonsalegaon?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhonsalegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raghogarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Bhonsalegaon known for?

The main crops are **makka, wheat and chana**. About 88% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Bhonsalegaon

Of every 100 households in Bhonsalegaon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhonsalegaon · ■ Shadhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**36%

Television ****20%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bhonsalegaon?

■ Bhonsalegaon · ■ Shadhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823**

**929

Working population ****41.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 48.9% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (71%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%)

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 Shadhora

- Chirola706 people
- Kanari666 people
- Chhaper651 people
- Hinotiya Baghela633 people
- Satau Khedi607 people
- Akhai Krishna606 people
- Nag Fanni599 people
- Madhana Khiriya598 people

[All 108 villages in Shadhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/shadhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhonsalegaon from Ashoknagar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bhonsalegaon?615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhonsalegaon in?Ashoknagar district (Shadhora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhonsalegaon?57.5% (Census 2011)