# Tantra Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad 

# Tantra

Tantra is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **553 people in 139 households**, the 81st largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 553people (2011)
- 139households
- 54.4%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Tantra PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBankhedi
- Census village code487951

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

## How far is Tantra from nearby towns?

- Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)121 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)47 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 Tantra?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Tantra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saikheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Tantra known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, dhan and wheat**. About 90% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Tantra

Of every 100 households in Tantra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tantra · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**59%

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

**25%

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

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**26%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****22%**

**27%

Television ****11%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Tantra?

■ Tantra · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**931

Working population ****52.8%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 43.2% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (71%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 15 (5%)

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

- Jetwada593 people
- Dungariya583 people
- Junawani564 people
- Pipariya Khurd553 people
- Kheri Kishore550 people
- Bedar549 people
- Kadaiya544 people
- Dahalwada Khurd539 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Tantra from Hoshangabad?121 km by road
- What is the population of Tantra?553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tantra in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tantra?54.4% (Census 2011)