# Bhelsa Village, Prithvipur, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Prithvipur, Tikamgarh 

# Bhelsa

Bhelsa is a village in Prithvipur sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,980 people in 365 households**, the 18th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 1,980people (2011)
- 365households
- 72.4%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Bhelsa PIN code and other codes

Bhelsa falls in Prithvipur sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPrithvipur
- Census village code456552

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

## How far is Bhelsa from nearby towns?

- Prithvipur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)77 km by road
- Prithvipur (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 Bhelsa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhelsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Negua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Prathvipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Bhelsa known for?

About 67% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 218 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 Bhelsa

Of every 100 households in Bhelsa in 2011, 78 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhelsa · ■ Prithvipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

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

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****69%**

**32%

Television ****43%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhelsa?

■ Bhelsa · ■ Prithvipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**866

Working population ****54.4%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 59.5% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 293 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 454 (42%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 155 (14%) · **■** Marginal 170 (16%)

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 Prithvipur

- Majal2,404 people
- Bachhaura2,336 people
- Madwa Rajgarh2,145 people
- Tatarpura2,132 people
- Darretha1,967 people
- Sunauniya Khas1,908 people
- Maniyan1,839 people
- Mudauni1,796 people

[All 142 villages in Prithvipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/prithvipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhelsa from Tikamgarh?77 km by road
- What is the population of Bhelsa?1,980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhelsa in?Tikamgarh district (Prithvipur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhelsa?72.4% (Census 2011)