Village · Berasia, Bhopal
# Bhakwaha

Bhakwaha is a village in Berasia sub-district of Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 577 people in 96 households, the 161st largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%.
- 577 people (2011)
- 96 households
- 70.0% literacy
- 911 females per 1,000 males

## Bhakwaha PIN code and other codes

Bhakwaha falls in Berasia sub-district, Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Berasia
- Census village code 482076

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

## How far is Bhakwaha from nearby towns?
- Berasia (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road
- Bhopal (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Berasia (nearest town) 26 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bhakwaha?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhakwaha known for?

The main crops are wheat, chana and soyabean. About 74% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bhakwaha

Of every 100 households in Bhakwaha in 2011, 97 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhakwaha · ■ Berasia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 64%
- Toilet within the home 4% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 90%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 47% 28%
- Television 56% 26%
- Mobile phone 46% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 34% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 43%
- Own their home 99% 97%

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

## What is the population of Bhakwaha?

■ Bhakwaha · ■ Berasia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.0% 64.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 911 899
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 830 920
- Working population 38.6% 44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 60.2% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 88 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 86 (39%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 39 (17%) · ■ Marginal 9 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Berasia
- Tarawli Khurd 588 people
- Ghogalpur 587 people
- Rawatpura 580 people
- Hinotiya Jagir 578 people
- Bandikhedi 564 people
- Mudia Kheda 564 people
- Dojyai 558 people
- Chandpura 557 people

All 303 villages in Berasia

## Quick answers
- How far is Bhakwaha from Bhopal? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Bhakwaha? 577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakwaha in? Bhopal district (Berasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakwaha? 70.0% (Census 2011)

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