# Bhilai Village, Punasa, Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Punasa, Khandwa 

# Bhilai

Bhilai is a village in Punasa sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **344 people in 85 households**, the 154th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 344people (2011)
- 85households
- 78.3%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Bhilai PIN code and other codes

Bhilai falls in Punasa sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarsud
- Census village code505932

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

## How far is Bhilai from nearby towns?

- Punasa (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Khandwa (district HQ)38 km by road
- Mundi (nearest town)7 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 Bhilai?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bhilai; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Beed
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khandwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Bhilai known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, cotton and wheat**. About 65% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Bhilai

Of every 100 households in Bhilai in 2011, 85 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhilai · ■ Punasa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**21%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****33%**

**55%

Television ****40%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**44%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

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 Bhilai?

■ Bhilai · ■ Punasa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**932

Working population ****57.8%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 66.0% for women. 55% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 73 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (48%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 24 (12%)

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 Punasa

- Pandhana Theka372 people
- Banjari368 people
- Kisanpura365 people
- Laundi358 people
- Titwas317 people
- Rajoor316 people
- Katar315 people
- Kaudigaul309 people

[All 165 villages in Punasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/punasa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhilai from Khandwa?38 km by road
- What is the population of Bhilai?344 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhilai in?Khandwa district (Punasa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhilai?78.3% (Census 2011)