# Balabhent Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Babai, Hoshangabad 

# Balabhent

Balabhent is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **501 people in 109 households**, the 77th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 501people (2011)
- 109households
- 51.0%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Balabhent PIN code and other codes

Balabhent falls in Babai sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code487510

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

## How far is Balabhent from nearby towns?

- Babai (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)20 km by road
- Babai (nearest town)17 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 Balabhent?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Balabhent; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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 schoolunder 5 km · Sanga Kheda Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Babai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Balabhent known for?

The main crops are **wheat, dhan and pea**. About 57% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Balabhent

Of every 100 households in Balabhent in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balabhent · ■ Babai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**33%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****89%**

**31%

Television ****6%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Balabhent?

■ Balabhent · ■ Babai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****755**

**919

Working population ****48.5%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.1% for men and 45.4% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (51%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 77 (32%)

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 Babai

- Mudiya Kheda537 people
- Khairi527 people
- Pilikarar526 people
- Gulon525 people
- Sarra Kesli498 people
- Simrodha478 people
- Jhalsar Setn466 people
- Dhamaniya464 people

[All 106 villages in Babai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balabhent from Hoshangabad?20 km by road
- What is the population of Balabhent?501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balabhent in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balabhent?51.0% (Census 2011)