# Bhilkhedi Village, Tonk Khurd, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Tonk Khurd, Dewas 

# Bhilkhedi

Bhilkhedi is a village in Tonk Khurd sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,549 people in 323 households**, the 29th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,549people (2011)
- 323households
- 49.5%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Bhilkhedi PIN code and other codes

Bhilkhedi falls in Tonk Khurd sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockTonk Khurd
- Census village code473342

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

## How far is Bhilkhedi from nearby towns?

- Tonk Khurd (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)60 km by road
- Tonk Khurd (nearest town)30 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 Bhilkhedi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tonk Khurd
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dewas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Bhilkhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 36% of the 663 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Bhilkhedi

Of every 100 households in Bhilkhedi in 2011, 56 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhilkhedi · ■ Tonk Khurd rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**13%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**46%

Television ****3%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**30%

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 Bhilkhedi?

■ Bhilkhedi · ■ Tonk Khurd rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**912

Working population ****54.2%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 34.5% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 134 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (33%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 424 (50%)

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 Tonk Khurd

- Ranayalkalan1,749 people
- Jamodi1,742 people
- Balon1,688 people
- Budasa1,622 people
- Sedu1,494 people
- Kanheria1,459 people
- Dhaturiya1,448 people
- Ratankhedi1,443 people

[All 111 villages in Tonk Khurd](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/tonk-khurd/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhilkhedi from Dewas?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bhilkhedi?1,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhilkhedi in?Dewas district (Tonk Khurd sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhilkhedi?49.5% (Census 2011)