# Furtala Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Babai, Hoshangabad 

# Furtala

Furtala is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **677 people in 143 households**, the 64th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 677people (2011)
- 143households
- 69.8%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Furtala PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code487581

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

## How far is Furtala from nearby towns?

- Babai (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)36 km by road
- Babai (nearest town)13 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 Furtala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Furtala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Telkhesri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Babai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Furtala known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 91% of the 539 hectares of village land is sown, and 483 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 Furtala

Of every 100 households in Furtala in 2011, 94 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Furtala · ■ Babai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****50%**

**31%

Television ****56%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Furtala?

■ Furtala · ■ Babai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****680**

**919

Working population ****42.4%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 66.1% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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

- Mudhapar751 people
- Umarkhedi733 people
- Gudla702 people
- Dolariyakhurd699 people
- Tamcharu673 people
- Jhalsargonth650 people
- Maragaon636 people
- Guradiya Moti631 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Furtala from Hoshangabad?36 km by road
- What is the population of Furtala?677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Furtala in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Furtala?69.8% (Census 2011)