# Bhenswai Kalan Village, Begamganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Begamganj, Raisen 

# Bhenswai Kalan

Bhenswai Kalan is a village in Begamganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **596 people in 133 households**, the 73rd largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 596people (2011)
- 133households
- 77.9%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Bhenswai Kalan PIN code and other codes

Bhenswai Kalan falls in Begamganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBegamganj
- Census village code484043

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

## How far is Bhenswai Kalan from nearby towns?

- Begamganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)97 km by road
- Begamganj (nearest town)12 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 Bhenswai Kalan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhenswai Kalan; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begamganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begamganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Bhenswai Kalan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 66% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Bhenswai Kalan

Of every 100 households in Bhenswai Kalan in 2011, 29 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhenswai Kalan · ■ Begamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**62%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****44%**

**24%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Bhenswai Kalan?

■ Bhenswai Kalan · ■ Begamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****679**

**973

Working population ****52.9%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 65.3% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (36%) · **■** Household industry 22 (7%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 115 (37%)

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 Begamganj

- Nagjhiri634 people
- Semra625 people
- Tinsua602 people
- Barri Kalan597 people
- Jamuniya Talluka Mahuakheda588 people
- Bichhuwa Jagir577 people
- Bhenswai Khurd567 people
- Rahatwas566 people

[All 226 villages in Begamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/begamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhenswai Kalan from Raisen?97 km by road
- What is the population of Bhenswai Kalan?596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhenswai Kalan in?Raisen district (Begamganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhenswai Kalan?77.9% (Census 2011)