# Bhandawad Village, Jirapur, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/jirapur/bhandawad/ Village · Jirapur, Rajgarh # Bhandawad Bhandawad is a village in Jirapur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,004 people in 639 households**, the 6th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%. - 3,004people (2011) - 639households - 61.4%literacy - 909females per 1,000 males ## Bhandawad PIN code and other codes Bhandawad falls in Jirapur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockJirapur - Census village code478847 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhandawad from nearby towns? - Jirapur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Rajgarh (district HQ)47 km by road - Jirapur (nearest town)6 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 Bhandawad? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandawad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jirapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jirapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Bhandawad known for? About 65% of the 1,233 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Bhandawad Of every 100 households in Bhandawad in 2011, 75 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhandawad · ■ Jirapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **53% Toilet within the home ****9%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **93% Tap water ****17%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****40%** **23% Television ****27%** **10% Mobile phone ****55%** **30% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****28%** **52% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Bhandawad? ■ Bhandawad · ■ Jirapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%** **54.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760** **923 Working population ****47.7%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 45.2% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 418 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (15%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 282 (20%) · **■** Marginal 486 (34%) 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 Jirapur - Ghogadpur4,168 people - Ramgarh3,676 people - Lakhoni3,455 people - Jhadmau3,022 people - Gagorni2,903 people - Parolya2,902 people - Brahmangaon2,632 people - Badgaon2,570 people [All 220 villages in Jirapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/jirapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhandawad from Rajgarh?47 km by road - What is the population of Bhandawad?3,004 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhandawad in?Rajgarh district (Jirapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bhandawad?61.4% (Census 2011)