# Bhortalai Village, Mohkhed, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara 

# Bhortalai

Bhortalai is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **524 people in 116 households**, the 124th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 524people (2011)
- 116households
- 71.9%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Bhortalai PIN code and other codes

Bhortalai falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMohkhed
- Census village code495074

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

## How far is Bhortalai from nearby towns?

- Mohkhed (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)26 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)26 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 Bhortalai?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhortalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Bhortalai known for?

About 90% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Bhortalai

Of every 100 households in Bhortalai in 2011, 61 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhortalai · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**75%

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

**15%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

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

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****31%**

**43%

Television ****20%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**39%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Bhortalai?

■ Bhortalai · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**953

Working population ****62.4%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 64.9% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 185 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (33%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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 Mohkhed

- Pathranisf566 people
- Shankarpur558 people
- Jarond557 people
- Hatlewa537 people
- Chhabri516 people
- Bhairopur508 people
- Temni Kalan492 people
- Sangam486 people

[All 183 villages in Mohkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhortalai from Chhindwara?26 km by road
- What is the population of Bhortalai?524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhortalai in?Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhortalai?71.9% (Census 2011)