# Balhai Mal Village, Chicholi, Betul (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chicholi, Betul 

# Balhai Mal

Balhai Mal is a village in Chicholi sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 83 households**, the 57th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 408people (2011)
- 83households
- 69.5%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Balhai Mal PIN code and other codes

Balhai Mal falls in Chicholi sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChicholi
- Census village code485741

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

## How far is Balhai Mal from nearby towns?

- Chicholi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Betul (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chicholi (nearest town)18 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 Balhai Mal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km
- ○Degree college10+ km
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Betul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Balhai Mal known for?

About 53% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Balhai Mal

Of every 100 households in Balhai Mal in 2011, 57 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balhai Mal · ■ Chicholi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****90%**

**59%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**64%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balhai Mal?

■ Balhai Mal · ■ Chicholi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**58.4%

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

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**949

Working population ****53.4%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 58.0% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (51%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 37 (17%)

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 Chicholi

- Jamli459 people
- Jamnagari437 people
- Fongariya435 people
- Sangwani422 people
- Barangwadi397 people
- Tanda374 people
- Chhindikhapa355 people
- Baladogri335 people

[All 80 villages in Chicholi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/chicholi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balhai Mal from Betul?60 km by road
- What is the population of Balhai Mal?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balhai Mal in?Betul district (Chicholi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balhai Mal?69.5% (Census 2011)