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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Balram Katare
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- LGD code
- 475178
- Pincode
- 454010
- Post office
- Mandu
- Population
- 607
- Households
- 124
- Literacy rate
- 35.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1003 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 318
Census 2011 · in context
How Bekalya compares
By population, Bekalya ranks #78 of 192 villages in Pithampur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
35.9%
−11.1% vs mandal average
- Bekalya
- 35.9%
- Pithampur mandal
- 47.0%
- Dhar district
- 49.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,003
+50 vs mandal average
- Bekalya
- 1,003
- Pithampur mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Bekalya
- 4.9
- Pithampur mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bekalya at a glance
Bekalya is a village of 607 people in 124 households (Census 2011) in Pithampur tehsil, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 78th-largest of 192 villages in Pithampur tehsil. Literacy is 36%, 11 points below the tehsil average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,003 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 454010, served by Mandu post office; the LGD village code is 475178. The sarpanch is Balram Katare, and the village votes in Sonkatch assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Rajesh Sonkar. The population is estimated at 716 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bekalya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 45
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 272.15
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 7.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 147.01
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bekalya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bekalya
- LGD code
- 475178
- Pincode
- 454010
- Post office
- Mandu
- Population (Census 2011)
- 607
- Population (projected 2026)
- 716
- Households
- 124
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1003
- Literacy rate
- 35.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dewas
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sonkatch
- Member of Parliament
- Mahendra Solanki
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Rajesh Sonkar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Balram Katare
- Block / Mandal
- Pithampur
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
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