# Begawan Kalan Village, Silwani, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/silwani/begawan-kalan/ Village · Silwani, Raisen # Begawan Kalan Begawan Kalan is a village in Silwani sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **463 people in 99 households**, the 106th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 463people (2011) - 99households - 67.2%literacy - 913females per 1,000 males ## Begawan Kalan PIN code and other codes Begawan Kalan falls in Silwani sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSilwani - Census village code484822 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Begawan Kalan from nearby towns? - Silwani (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Raisen (district HQ)90 km by road - Silwani (nearest town)2 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 Begawan Kalan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Begawan Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Silwani - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Silwani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Begawan Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat and chana**. About 85% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Begawan Kalan Of every 100 households in Begawan Kalan in 2011, 32 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Begawan Kalan · ■ Silwani rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **58% Toilet within the home ****1%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****3%** **21% Television ****9%** **17% Mobile phone ****50%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **47% Own their home ****92%** **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 Begawan Kalan? ■ Begawan Kalan · ■ Silwani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **67.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147** **945 Working population ****30.0%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.0% for men and 59.3% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 27 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (55%) · **■** Other work 26 (19%) · **■** Marginal 10 (7%) 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 Silwani - Pondi478 people - Bhiloni476 people - Madhiya468 people - Banda Deori464 people - Khamariya Manpur457 people - Singota456 people - Amgawan454 people - Hameerpur450 people [All 249 villages in Silwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/silwani/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Begawan Kalan from Raisen?90 km by road - What is the population of Begawan Kalan?463 (Census 2011) - Which district is Begawan Kalan in?Raisen district (Silwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Begawan Kalan?67.2% (Census 2011)