# Pehantala Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Babai, Hoshangabad 

# Pehantala

Pehantala is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **446 people in 76 households**, the 85th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 446people (2011)
- 76households
- 63.0%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Pehantala PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code487606

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

## How far is Pehantala from nearby towns?

- Babai (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)42 km by road
- Hoshangabad (nearest town)42 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 Pehantala?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Pehantala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baghwada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Babai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Pehantala known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 79% of the 483 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 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 Pehantala

Of every 100 households in Pehantala in 2011, 7 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pehantala · ■ Babai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**71%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**33%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**31%

Television ****24%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**39%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Pehantala?

■ Pehantala · ■ Babai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**919

Working population ****40.6%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 55.7% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (65%) · **■** Other work 28 (15%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Dhamaniya464 people
- Dhansi457 people
- Jamuniya454 people
- Piparpani448 people
- Chiladhon421 people
- Bankhedi419 people
- Aharkheda415 people
- Kadhaiya409 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pehantala from Hoshangabad?42 km by road
- What is the population of Pehantala?446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pehantala in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pehantala?63.0% (Census 2011)