# Bhandawad Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur 

# Bhandawad

Bhandawad is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,987 people in 476 households**, the 11th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,987people (2011)
- 476households
- 67.0%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Bhandawad PIN code and other codes

Bhandawad falls in Nalkheda sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNalkheda
- Census village code472289

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?

- Shajapur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Nalkheda (nearest town)7 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?

11 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nalkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Bhandawad known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 67% of the 762 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 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, 7 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhandawad · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****28%**

**30%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1127**

**930

Working population ****43.8%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 50.8% for women. 55% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 268 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (38%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 85 (10%) · **■** Marginal 179 (21%)

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 Nalkheda

- Padana2,214 people
- Suigaon2,096 people
- Takhla2,074 people
- Gujarkhedi2,053 people
- Pachlana1,945 people
- Damdam1,889 people
- Tikon1,839 people
- Semali1,742 people

[All 96 villages in Nalkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhandawad from Shajapur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bhandawad?1,987 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandawad in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandawad?67.0% (Census 2011)