# Bilwani Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Bilwani

Bilwani is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **708 people in 158 households**, the 45th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 708people (2011)
- 158households
- 68.8%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Bilwani PIN code and other codes

Bilwani falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483975

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

## How far is Bilwani from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)66 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town)13 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 Bilwani?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bilwani; 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 · Gairatganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gairatganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○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 waterhand pumps
- 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 Bilwani known for?

About 46% of the 652 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Bilwani

Of every 100 households in Bilwani in 2011, 65 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bilwani · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**26%

Television ****16%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bilwani?

■ Bilwani · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**941

Working population ****39.0%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 63.0% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (39%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (13%) · **■** Marginal 65 (24%)

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 Gairatganj

- Baniya Khedi739 people
- Badher735 people
- Mahalpur Patha726 people
- Dhangawan717 people
- Chandoniganj707 people
- Karhoula692 people
- Rasidpur692 people
- Khamariyaganj691 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bilwani from Raisen?66 km by road
- What is the population of Bilwani?708 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilwani in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bilwani?68.8% (Census 2011)