# Bahkal Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/bahkal/ Village · Baihar, Balaghat # Bahkal Bahkal is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,405 people in 571 households**, the 9th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%. - 2,405people (2011) - 571households - 72.5%literacy - 1,002females per 1,000 males ## Bahkal PIN code and other codes Bahkal falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBirsa - Census village code498169 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bahkal from nearby towns? - Baihar (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)102 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 Bahkal? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bahkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palhera - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bahkal known for? About 80% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Bahkal Of every 100 households in Bahkal in 2011, 47 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bahkal · ■ Baihar rural average Electricity for lighting ****47%** **44% Toilet within the home ****6%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **93% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****8%** **30% Television ****8%** **8% Mobile phone ****7%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****29%** **40% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Bahkal? ■ Bahkal · ■ Baihar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **65.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **1031 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065** **981 Working population ****54.8%** **54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 63.5% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 245 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (21%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 94 (7%) · **■** Marginal 695 (53%) 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 Baihar - Koyalikhapa2,583 people - Baherabhata2,554 people - Pandutala2,521 people - Manegaon2,485 people - Mandai2,243 people - Bhanderi2,168 people - Parsamau2,113 people - Amgaon2,087 people [All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bahkal from Balaghat?102 km by road - What is the population of Bahkal?2,405 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bahkal in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bahkal?72.5% (Census 2011)