Village · Gandhwani, Dhar # Bijalpur Bijalpur is a village in Gandhwani sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 378 people in 67 households, the 121st largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%. - 378 people (2011) - 67 households - 44.4% literacy - 826 females per 1,000 males ## Bijalpur PIN code and other codes Bijalpur falls in Gandhwani sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Gandhwani - Census village code 475215 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bijalpur from nearby towns? - Dhar (district HQ) 16 km by road - Dhar (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bijalpur? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Bijalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tirla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhar - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Indore - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bijalpur known for? The main crops are soyabean and wheat. About 61% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bijalpur Of every 100 households in Bijalpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bijalpur · ■ Gandhwani rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 69% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 34% 40% - Television 0% 7% - Mobile phone 8% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 85% 60% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bijalpur? ■ Bijalpur · ■ Gandhwani rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 44.4% 43.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 826 1009 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 957 983 - Working population 46.0% 48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.8% for men and 32.5% for women. 45% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 48 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 37 (21%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 87 (50%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gandhwani - Virpurpada 396 people - Chanduri 382 people - Umar Kuwakalan 380 people - Bhuriya Kund 378 people - Machhlai 371 people - Luharpura 355 people - Panpura 355 people - Mawad 351 people All 150 villages in Gandhwani ## Quick answers - How far is Bijalpur from Dhar? 16 km by road - What is the population of Bijalpur? 378 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bijalpur in? Dhar district (Gandhwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bijalpur? 44.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/gandhwani/bijalpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.