Village · Petlawad, Jhabua # Bakhatpura Bakhatpura is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 667 people in 138 households, the 107th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%. - 667 people (2011) - 138 households - 43.9% literacy - 985 females per 1,000 males ## Bakhatpura PIN code and other codes Bakhatpura falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Petlawad - Census village code 504426 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bakhatpura from nearby towns? - Petlawad (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Jhabua (district HQ) 55 km by road - Petlawad (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bakhatpura? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bakhatpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jhaknawada - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Petlawad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bakhatpura known for? About 62% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bakhatpura Of every 100 households in Bakhatpura in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bakhatpura · ■ Petlawad rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 79% - Toilet within the home 0% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 14% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94% - Use banking services 91% 59% - Television 1% 10% - Mobile phone 17% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 73% 54% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bakhatpura? ■ Bakhatpura · ■ Petlawad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 43.9% 45.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 985 999 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1211 951 - Working population 61.2% 56.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 21.6% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 339 (83%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 11 (3%) · ■ Marginal 57 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Petlawad - Talabpada 710 people - Soila 705 people - Naharpura 700 people - Pipalipada 673 people - Karmadi Kheda 657 people - Juwanpura 618 people - Suthwadia 603 people - Mahudipada 601 people All 240 villages in Petlawad ## Quick answers - How far is Bakhatpura from Jhabua? 55 km by road - What is the population of Bakhatpura? 667 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bakhatpura in? Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bakhatpura? 43.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/bakhatpura-504426/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.