# Bahegawan Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/bahegawan/ Village · Maheshwar, Khargone # Bahegawan Bahegawan is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,487 people in 503 households**, the 17th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 2,487people (2011) - 503households - 68.3%literacy - 1,017females per 1,000 males ## Bahegawan PIN code and other codes Bahegawan falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMaheshwar - Census village code477051 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bahegawan from nearby towns? - Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)72 km by road - Mandleshwar (nearest town)22 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 Bahegawan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bahegawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nanda - ○Degree college10+ km · Mandleshwar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maheshwar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Bahegawan known for? The main crops are **cotton, wheat and soyabean**. About 52% of the 661 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Bahegawan Of every 100 households in Bahegawan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bahegawan · ■ Maheshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **91% Toilet within the home ****16%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **81% Tap water ****82%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **87% Use banking services ****40%** **28% Television ****42%** **31% Mobile phone ****56%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **46% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bahegawan? ■ Bahegawan · ■ Maheshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **933 Working population ****61.2%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 55.9% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 339 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 878 (58%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (4%) · **■** Marginal 236 (16%) 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 Maheshwar - Mohana2,754 people - Somakhedi2,622 people - Gujarmohna2,567 people - Itawadi2,550 people - Pitamali2,401 people - Gulawad2,386 people - Mahetawada2,385 people - Akhipura2,335 people [All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bahegawan from Khargone?72 km by road - What is the population of Bahegawan?2,487 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bahegawan in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bahegawan?68.3% (Census 2011)