# Bhilai Mal. Village, Shahpura, Dindori (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/bhilai-mal/ Village · Shahpura, Dindori # Bhilai Mal. Bhilai Mal. is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,170 people in 322 households**, the 27th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%. - 1,170people (2011) - 322households - 46.1%literacy - 1,024females per 1,000 males ## Bhilai Mal. PIN code and other codes Bhilai Mal. falls in Shahpura sub-district, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockShahpura - Census village code491529 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhilai Mal. from nearby towns? - Shahpura (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Dindori (district HQ)78 km by road - Shahpura (nearest town)21 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 Bhilai Mal.? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhilai Mal.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raypura - ○Degree college10+ km · Shahpura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpura - ○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, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Bhilai Mal. known for? About 65% of the 630 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Bhilai Mal. Of every 100 households in Bhilai Mal. in 2011, 60 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhilai Mal. · ■ Shahpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **39% Toilet within the home ****0%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****93%** **80% Television ****0%** **4% Mobile phone ****0%** **8% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****96%** **75% 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 Bhilai Mal.? ■ Bhilai Mal. · ■ Shahpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%** **59.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **967 Working population ****59.2%** **57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.8% for men and 38.6% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 171 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (49%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 174 (25%) 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 Shahpura - Matiyari Ryt.1,268 people - Bilgarha1,236 people - Sarwahi Mal.1,187 people - Sarangpur1,171 people - Chandwahi1,148 people - Magar Mya Tagar Mal.1,130 people - Jarguda Mal.1,124 people - Deogaon Mal.1,122 people [All 316 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhilai Mal. from Dindori?78 km by road - What is the population of Bhilai Mal.?1,170 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhilai Mal. in?Dindori district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bhilai Mal.?46.1% (Census 2011)