# Bela Purwa Village, Batiyagarh, Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/damoh/batiyagarh/bela-purwa/ Village · Batiyagarh, Damoh # Bela Purwa Bela Purwa is a village in Batiyagarh sub-district of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **631 people in 162 households**, the 73rd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%. - 631people (2011) - 162households - 61.2%literacy - 991females per 1,000 males ## Bela Purwa PIN code and other codes Bela Purwa falls in Batiyagarh sub-district, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBarigarh - Census village code462038 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bela Purwa from nearby towns? - Batiyagarh (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Damoh (district HQ)53 km by road - Hatta (nearest town)12 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 Bela Purwa? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bela Purwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Hatta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batera - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Bela Purwa known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 86% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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 Bela Purwa Of every 100 households in Bela Purwa in 2011, 28 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bela Purwa · ■ Batiyagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **53% Toilet within the home ****5%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **93% Tap water ****2%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****4%** **24% Television ****8%** **16% Mobile phone ****12%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****68%** **45% Own their home ****100%** **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 Bela Purwa? ■ Bela Purwa · ■ Batiyagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%** **65.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **906 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066** **926 Working population ****38.7%** **45.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 49.8% for women. 53% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 48 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (52%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 49 (20%) 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 Batiyagarh - Sakatpur684 people - Bhiyana679 people - Tikariya674 people - Ludhani656 people - Shahpura Khurd629 people - Pipariya Ghanshyam619 people - Badagaon603 people - Kumharwar602 people [All 150 villages in Batiyagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/damoh/batiyagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bela Purwa from Damoh?53 km by road - What is the population of Bela Purwa?631 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bela Purwa in?Damoh district (Batiyagarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bela Purwa?61.2% (Census 2011)