# Bilgawan Village, Majholi, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Majholi, Jabalpur 

# Bilgawan

Bilgawan is a village in Majholi sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **442 people in 121 households**, the 119th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 442people (2011)
- 121households
- 83.2%literacy
- 1,105females per 1,000 males

## Bilgawan PIN code and other codes

Bilgawan falls in Majholi sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMajholi
- Census village code489334

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

## How far is Bilgawan from nearby towns?

- Majholi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Majholi (nearest town)12 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 Bilgawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sehora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand 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 Bilgawan known for?

About 87% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Bilgawan

Of every 100 households in Bilgawan in 2011, 88 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bilgawan · ■ Majholi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****92%**

**59%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Bilgawan?

■ Bilgawan · ■ Majholi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1357**

**951

Working population ****45.5%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 74.2% for women. 62% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (55%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 57 (28%)

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 Majholi

- Mahagawan476 people
- Khudawal451 people
- Sungawan448 people
- Harduwa444 people
- Kulhuwa437 people
- Rajwai436 people
- Koni Kalan428 people
- Sunwani426 people

[All 222 villages in Majholi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/majholi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bilgawan from Jabalpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Bilgawan?442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilgawan in?Jabalpur district (Majholi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bilgawan?83.2% (Census 2011)