Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Bachavani Bachavani is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,675 people in 512 households, the 6th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 2,675 people (2011) - 512 households - 74.8% literacy - 907 females per 1,000 males ## Bachavani PIN code and other codes Bachavani falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Bankhedi - Census village code 488006 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bachavani from nearby towns? - Bankhedi (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ) 87 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bachavani? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bachavani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bankhedi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pipariya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bachavani known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 85% of the 944 hectares of village land is sown, and 681 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bachavani Of every 100 households in Bachavani in 2011, 75 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bachavani · ■ Bankhedi rural average - Electricity for lighting 75% 59% - Toilet within the home 30% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 70% 74% - Tap water 42% 11% - Drinking water within premises 52% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 94% - Use banking services 38% 27% - Television 36% 24% - Mobile phone 54% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 30% 16% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 22% 36% - Own their home 96% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bachavani? ■ Bachavani · ■ Bankhedi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.8% 66.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 907 919 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 925 931 - Working population 36.8% 43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 63.7% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 342 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 232 (24%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 61 (6%) · ■ Marginal 341 (35%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bankhedi - Umardha 4,782 people - Chandon 3,050 people - Malhanwada 2,927 people - Pipariya Palia 2,891 people - Machhera Kalan 2,529 people - Anhai 2,439 people - Dumar 2,194 people - Padrai Thakur 2,060 people All 125 villages in Bankhedi ## Quick answers - How far is Bachavani from Hoshangabad? 87 km by road - What is the population of Bachavani? 2,675 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bachavani in? Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bachavani? 74.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/bachavani/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.