# Bedawali Village, Meghnagar, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/bedawali/ Village · Meghnagar, Jhabua # Bedawali Bedawali is a village in Meghnagar sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,846 people in 559 households**, the 11th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.3%. - 2,846people (2011) - 559households - 57.6%literacy - 944females per 1,000 males ## Bedawali PIN code and other codes Bedawali falls in Meghnagar sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMeghnagar - Census village code504520 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bedawali from nearby towns? - Meghnagar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Jhabua (district HQ)18 km by road - Meghnagar (nearest town)2 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 Bedawali? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bedawali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Meghnagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Jhabua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhabua - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 13 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 Bedawali known for? The main crops are **makka, cotton and soyabean**. About 84% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Bedawali Of every 100 households in Bedawali in 2011, 51 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bedawali · ■ Meghnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **44% Toilet within the home ****14%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **97% Use banking services ****47%** **35% Television ****13%** **4% Mobile phone ****42%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****50%** **70% Own their home ****95%** **99% 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 Bedawali? ■ Bedawali · ■ Meghnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%** **39.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **924 Working population ****50.7%** **50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.0% for men and 43.7% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 358 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 399 (28%) · **■** Marginal 326 (23%) 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 Meghnagar - Chokhawada3,473 people - Hatyadeli3,393 people - Itawa3,266 people - Pipal Khunta3,017 people - Kachaldara2,823 people - Dedla2,773 people - Khal Khandwi2,674 people - Dhebar2,650 people [All 110 villages in Meghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bedawali from Jhabua?18 km by road - What is the population of Bedawali?2,846 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bedawali in?Jhabua district (Meghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bedawali?57.6% (Census 2011)