# Bent Village, Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad 

# Bent

Bent is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 30 households**, the 167th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 158people (2011)
- 30households
- 36.2%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Bent PIN code and other codes

Bent falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSeoni-Malwa
- Census village code487271

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

## How far is Bent from nearby towns?

- Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)86 km by road
- Seoni Malwa (nearest town)41 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 Bent?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seoni Malwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Bent known for?

The main crops are **soyabean**. About 60% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bent

Of every 100 households in Bent in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bent · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**76%

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

**41%

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

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**37%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****100%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**24%

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

**3%

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

**31%

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 Bent?

■ Bent · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.2%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**905

Working population ****51.9%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.3% for men and 39.1% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 81 (99%)

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 Seoni-Malwa

- Ghoghara213 people
- Moriya212 people
- Mohanpur191 people
- Banspani174 people
- Paretiya135 people
- Luhariya Kalan111 people
- Manakpur110 people
- Nagjhir80 people

[All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bent from Hoshangabad?86 km by road
- What is the population of Bent?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bent in?Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bent?36.2% (Census 2011)