# Bedu Village, Gotegaon, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gotegaon/bedu/ Village · Gotegaon, Narsimhapur # Bedu Bedu is a village in Gotegaon sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,986 people in 543 households**, the 16th largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 1,986people (2011) - 543households - 78.5%literacy - 926females per 1,000 males ## Bedu PIN code and other codes Bedu falls in Gotegaon sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockGotegaon - Census village code490611 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bedu from nearby towns? - Gotegaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Narsimhapur (district HQ)20 km by road - Gotegaon (nearest town)20 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 Bedu? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sukhadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Gotegaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Bedu known for? About 92% of the 715 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 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 Bedu Of every 100 households in Bedu in 2011, 28 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bedu · ■ Gotegaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **70% Toilet within the home ****12%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **73% Tap water ****8%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****35%** **40% Television ****10%** **21% Mobile phone ****15%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****58%** **46% Own their home ****91%** **95% 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 Bedu? ■ Bedu · ■ Gotegaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **76.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **897 Working population ****50.1%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 68.7% for women. 62% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 165 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 806 (81%) 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 Gotegaon - Chandan Kheda2,169 people - Mekh2,086 people - Surwari2,025 people - Simariya1,988 people - Kamod1,931 people - Kareli Kalan1,899 people - Belkhedi1,872 people - Gundrai Khurd1,814 people [All 250 villages in Gotegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gotegaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bedu from Narsimhapur?20 km by road - What is the population of Bedu?1,986 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bedu in?Narsimhapur district (Gotegaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bedu?78.5% (Census 2011)