# Baghraj Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad 

# Baghraj

Baghraj is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **148 people in 33 households**, the 120th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 148people (2011)
- 33households
- 25.4%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Baghraj PIN code and other codes

Baghraj falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBankhedi
- Census village code488027

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

## How far is Baghraj from nearby towns?

- Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)102 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)28 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 Baghraj?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Baghraj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bichhua
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bankhedi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Baghraj known for?

The main crops are **tuar, wheat and chana**. About 36% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Baghraj

Of every 100 households in Baghraj in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baghraj · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**26%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**27%

Television ****3%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Baghraj?

■ Baghraj · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.4%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**931

Working population ****23.0%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.3% for men and 13.6% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 11 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 22 (65%)

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 Bankhedi

- Fatehpur Tekripura195 people
- Khairi Randhir175 people
- Khabara159 people
- Bander Jhila149 people
- Bargondi55 people
- Khod27 people
- Pansi25 people

[All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baghraj from Hoshangabad?102 km by road
- What is the population of Baghraj?148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baghraj in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baghraj?25.4% (Census 2011)