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

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Village · Sonkatch, Dewas 

# Bhalaikhurd

Bhalaikhurd is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **690 people in 139 households**, the 76th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 690people (2011)
- 139households
- 58.6%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Bhalaikhurd PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSonkatch
- Census village code473429

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

## How far is Bhalaikhurd from nearby towns?

- Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dewas (nearest town)25 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 Bhalaikhurd?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalaikhurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhorasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonkach
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Bhalaikhurd known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 80% of the 295 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 Bhalaikhurd

Of every 100 households in Bhalaikhurd in 2011, 100 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bhalaikhurd · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**9%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****68%**

**42%

Television ****25%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****65%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhalaikhurd?

■ Bhalaikhurd · ■ Sonkatch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****519**

**936

Working population ****60.1%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 33.7% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 248 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (39%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%)

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

- Pipalyabhachod709 people
- Guradiyagujar706 people
- Tungni699 people
- Patadiyataj691 people
- Rajapur689 people
- Saktali688 people
- Dhaturiaram670 people
- Kumardi649 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalaikhurd from Dewas?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalaikhurd?690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalaikhurd in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalaikhurd?58.6% (Census 2011)