# Balahedi Village, Sitamau, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sitamau, Mandsaur 

# Balahedi

Balahedi is a village in Sitamau sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **221 people in 45 households**, the 147th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 221people (2011)
- 45households
- 50.3%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Balahedi PIN code and other codes

Balahedi falls in Sitamau sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSitamau
- Census village code469764

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

## How far is Balahedi from nearby towns?

- Mandsaur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Kayampur (nearest town)11 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 Balahedi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balahedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kayampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Balahedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 49% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Balahedi

Of every 100 households in Balahedi in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balahedi · ■ Sitamau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****36%**

**27%

Television ****4%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Balahedi?

■ Balahedi · ■ Sitamau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**70.1%

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

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**918

Working population ****60.6%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 35.6% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (7%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 123 (92%)

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 Sitamau

- Palyakhedi269 people
- Barukheda268 people
- Dudhiya233 people
- Nodhani232 people
- Dabdi215 people
- Belari206 people
- Sultaniya189 people
- Shardulgarh187 people

[All 167 villages in Sitamau](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balahedi from Mandsaur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Balahedi?221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balahedi in?Mandsaur district (Sitamau sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balahedi?50.3% (Census 2011)