# Bilgawan Village, Silwani, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Silwani, Raisen 

# Bilgawan

Bilgawan is a village in Silwani sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 75 households**, the 160th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 331people (2011)
- 75households
- 61.3%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Bilgawan PIN code and other codes

Bilgawan falls in Silwani sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSilwani
- Census village code484879

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

## How far is Bilgawan from nearby towns?

- Silwani (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)165 km by road
- Silwani (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 Bilgawan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bilgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Bilgawan known for?

The main crops are **chana, wheat and soyabean**. About 93% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Bilgawan

Of every 100 households in Bilgawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bilgawan · ■ Silwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**21%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****5%**

**21%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****84%**

**47%

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 Bilgawan?

■ Bilgawan · ■ Silwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**945

Working population ****59.2%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 53.3% for women. 57% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (15%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 119 (61%)

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

- Hinotiya335 people
- Seoni333 people
- Simariya Kalan333 people
- Gadarwara332 people
- Moran Pipaliya328 people
- Deori324 people
- Jabalpur324 people
- Patna324 people

[All 249 villages in Silwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/silwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bilgawan from Raisen?165 km by road
- What is the population of Bilgawan?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilgawan in?Raisen district (Silwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bilgawan?61.3% (Census 2011)