# Garha Kalan Village, Berasia, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhopal/berasia/garha-kalan/ Village · Berasia, Bhopal # Garha Kalan Garha Kalan is a village in Berasia sub-district of Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,136 people in 390 households**, the 16th largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 2,136people (2011) - 390households - 68.4%literacy - 952females per 1,000 males ## Garha Kalan PIN code and other codes Garha Kalan falls in Berasia sub-district, Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBerasia - Census village code482128 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garha Kalan from nearby towns? - Berasia (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Bhopal (district HQ)72 km by road - Berasia (nearest town)30 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 Garha Kalan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Garha Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Garha Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 53% of the 1,250 hectares of village land is sown, and 488 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 Garha Kalan Of every 100 households in Garha Kalan in 2011, 76 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Garha Kalan · ■ Berasia rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **64% Toilet within the home ****9%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****20%** **28% Television ****29%** **26% Mobile phone ****59%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **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)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Garha Kalan? ■ Garha Kalan · ■ Berasia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **64.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **920 Working population ****52.1%** **44.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 57.7% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 253 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (27%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (3%) · **■** Marginal 514 (46%) 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 Berasia - Nalkheda2,285 people - Babachiya2,255 people - Dungariya2,236 people - Kolu Khedi Kalan2,222 people - Rampura Balachon2,118 people - Kulhor2,111 people - Barkheda Baramad Gunga2,055 people - Dam Kheda1,951 people [All 303 villages in Berasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhopal/berasia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Garha Kalan from Bhopal?72 km by road - What is the population of Garha Kalan?2,136 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garha Kalan in?Bhopal district (Berasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Garha Kalan?68.4% (Census 2011)