# Bhalaikalan Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Bhalaikalan

Bhalaikalan is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **550 people in 103 households**, the 91st largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 550people (2011)
- 103households
- 61.4%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Bhalaikalan PIN code and other codes

Bhalaikalan falls in Sonkatch sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473425

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

## How far is Bhalaikalan from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bhaurasa (nearest town)8 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 Bhalaikalan?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhorasa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 81% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Bhalaikalan

Of every 100 households in Bhalaikalan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalaikalan · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**9%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****61%**

**42%

Television ****38%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Bhalaikalan?

■ Bhalaikalan · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**936

Working population ****52.7%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 43.6% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 129 (44%)

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 Sonkatch

- Budangaon579 people
- Abhepur576 people
- Mahudi575 people
- Mhow556 people
- Rajoda546 people
- Umariya539 people
- Ralayati537 people
- Kankadda536 people

[All 131 villages in Sonkatch](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalaikalan from Dewas?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalaikalan?550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalaikalan in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalaikalan?61.4% (Census 2011)