Village · Khalwa, Khandwa
# Piplya Bhoju

Piplya Bhoju is a village in Khalwa sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 659 people in 112 households, the 126th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%.
- 659 people (2011)
- 112 households
- 52.1% literacy
- 905 females per 1,000 males

## Piplya Bhoju PIN code and other codes

Piplya Bhoju falls in Khalwa sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Khalwa
- Census village code 505567

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Piplya Bhoju from nearby towns?
- Khalwa (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Khandwa (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Chanera (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Piplya Bhoju?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Piplya Bhoju; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rohnai
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khandwa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Khandwa
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Piplya Bhoju known for?

About 76% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Piplya Bhoju

Of every 100 households in Piplya Bhoju in 2011, 98 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Piplya Bhoju · ■ Khalwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 75%
- Toilet within the home 1% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 88%
- Tap water 0% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 98% 46%
- Television 15% 13%
- Mobile phone 14% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 48% 57%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Piplya Bhoju?

■ Piplya Bhoju · ■ Khalwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.1% 53.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 902 942
- Working population 36.9% 48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 37.2% for women. 45% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 157 (65%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (21%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 32 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khalwa
- Fefari 682 people
- Jamoda Mal 681 people
- Khatagaon 681 people
- Kotwadiya 676 people
- Harbanspura 644 people
- Ghutighat 640 people
- Piplya Bhawalya 622 people
- Itwa 621 people

All 147 villages in Khalwa

## Quick answers
- How far is Piplya Bhoju from Khandwa? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Piplya Bhoju? 659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piplya Bhoju in? Khandwa district (Khalwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Piplya Bhoju? 52.1% (Census 2011)

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