# Bamhaurikalan Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/bamhaurikalan/ Village · Palera, Tikamgarh # Bamhaurikalan Bamhaurikalan is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,198 people in 1,270 households**, the 1st largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 6,198people (2011) - 1,270households - 66.4%literacy - 912females per 1,000 males ## Bamhaurikalan PIN code and other codes Bamhaurikalan falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPalera - Census village code456943 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bamhaurikalan from nearby towns? - Palera (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Tikamgarh (district HQ)56 km by road - Jatara (nearest town)16 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 Bamhaurikalan? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhaurikalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Jatara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Bamhaurikalan known for? The main crops are **chana, masoor and wheat**. About 84% of the 1,828 hectares of village land is sown, and 781 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 Bamhaurikalan Of every 100 households in Bamhaurikalan in 2011, 70 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bamhaurikalan · ■ Palera rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **36% Toilet within the home ****20%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **96% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **98% Use banking services ****47%** **29% Television ****32%** **15% Mobile phone ****65%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Bamhaurikalan? ■ Bamhaurikalan · ■ Palera rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **60.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809** **882 Working population ****38.9%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 53.4% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 844 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (15%) · **■** Household industry 52 (2%) · **■** Other work 709 (29%) · **■** Marginal 445 (18%) 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 Palera - Laroun5,493 people - Simra Khurd4,882 people - Jewar4,814 people - Maindwara4,166 people [All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bamhaurikalan from Tikamgarh?56 km by road - What is the population of Bamhaurikalan?6,198 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bamhaurikalan in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bamhaurikalan?66.4% (Census 2011)