# Bilawar Kalan Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/bilawar-kalan/ Village · Jamai, Chhindwara # Bilawar Kalan Bilawar Kalan is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,586 people in 317 households**, the 17th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 1,586people (2011) - 317households - 55.0%literacy - 937females per 1,000 males ## Bilawar Kalan PIN code and other codes Bilawar Kalan falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockJamai - Census village code494634 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bilawar Kalan from nearby towns? - Jamai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)64 km by road - Jamai (nearest town)15 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 Bilawar Kalan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bilawar Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Bilawar Kalan known for? About 50% of the 662 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Bilawar Kalan Of every 100 households in Bilawar Kalan in 2011, 82 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bilawar Kalan · ■ Jamai rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **73% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****6%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****53%** **66% Television ****16%** **17% Mobile phone ****16%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****54%** **50% Own their home ****97%** **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 Bilawar Kalan? ■ Bilawar Kalan · ■ Jamai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876** **950 Working population ****51.3%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.6% for men and 44.8% for women. 50% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 124 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (6%) · **■** Marginal 567 (70%) 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 - Rechhera1,677 people - Umradi1,662 people - Najarpur1,612 people - Junnor Bi.1,595 people - Khairwani1,534 people - Hirdagarh1,502 people - Burikda1,426 people - Dungariya1,415 people [All 261 villages in Jamai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bilawar Kalan from Chhindwara?64 km by road - What is the population of Bilawar Kalan?1,586 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bilawar Kalan in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bilawar Kalan?55.0% (Census 2011)