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

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Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad 

# Bhela

Bhela is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **459 people in 88 households**, the 128th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 459people (2011)
- 88households
- 73.2%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Bhela PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSeoni-Malwa
- Census village code487123

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

## How far is Bhela from nearby towns?

- Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)67 km by road
- Seoni Malwa (nearest town)23 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 Bhela?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chatarkheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seoni Malwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Bhela known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 57% of the 499 hectares of village land is sown, and 276 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 Bhela

Of every 100 households in Bhela in 2011, 30 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhela · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**37%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****50%**

**42%

Television ****24%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**24%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

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 Bhela?

■ Bhela · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**905

Working population ****32.5%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 56.9% for women. 60% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (32%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 25 (17%)

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

- Bhawanda490 people
- Morghat482 people
- Bisoni Khurd481 people
- Ramgarh470 people
- Chandakhad444 people
- Barkhedi431 people
- Keolajhir430 people
- Harsood415 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhela from Hoshangabad?67 km by road
- What is the population of Bhela?459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhela in?Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhela?73.2% (Census 2011)