# Bhawai Kalan Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Bhawai Kalan

Bhawai Kalan is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **409 people in 78 households**, the 182nd largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 409people (2011)
- 78households
- 37.7%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Bhawai Kalan PIN code and other codes

Bhawai Kalan falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494512

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

## How far is Bhawai Kalan from nearby towns?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)65 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 Bhawai Kalan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawai Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bramanwara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bramanwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Damua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Bhawai Kalan known for?

The main crops are **makka, dhan and wheat**. About 49% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Bhawai Kalan

Of every 100 households in Bhawai Kalan in 2011, 83 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhawai Kalan · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****91%**

**66%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**50%

Own their home ****91%**

**89%

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 Bhawai Kalan?

■ Bhawai Kalan · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.7%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****509**

**950

Working population ****38.6%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.2% for men and 34.1% for women. 42% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (52%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 46 (29%)

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 Jamai

- Barelipar422 people
- Patniya421 people
- Bamhani Mal412 people
- Surnadehi Ryt.410 people
- Roradhekni409 people
- Nirama402 people
- Chhatiam400 people
- Dhamaniya398 people

[All 261 villages in Jamai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhawai Kalan from Chhindwara?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bhawai Kalan?409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhawai Kalan in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhawai Kalan?37.7% (Census 2011)