Phanda Kala is a village in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in the Huzur tehsil and the Phanda block.[1] In 2014, it was adopted by minister Najma Heptullah under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, a rural development programme.[2]
Phanda Kala
Phanda Kalan, Fanda | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Phanda Kala  Phanda Kala | |
| Coordinates: 23°13′41″N 77°12′32″E / 23.2280252°N 77.2088987°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Bhopal |
| Tehsil | Huzur |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,525 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | MP-IN |
| 2011 census code | 482476 |
A regional station of the Indian Institute of Pulses Research is located in Phanda.[3] The Harihar Hindu temple is located in Phanda Kalan, and houses a 960-year old manuscript handwritten by saint Dipaji Sardar. The semi-annual Guruparva festival organised here attracts thousands of devotees.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Phanda Kala has 666 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 67.99%.[4]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3525 | 1827 | 1698 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 498 | 264 | 234 |
| Scheduled caste | 466 | 252 | 214 |
| Scheduled tribe | 64 | 24 | 40 |
| Literates | 2058 | 1238 | 820 |
| Workers (all) | 1257 | 928 | 329 |
| Main workers (total) | 857 | 765 | 92 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 389 | 347 | 42 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 210 | 181 | 29 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Main workers: Other | 251 | 232 | 19 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 400 | 163 | 237 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 56 | 32 | 24 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 230 | 100 | 130 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 108 | 28 | 80 |
| Non-workers | 2268 | 899 | 1369 |
References
edit- ^ "RFP Document for Establishing Operating and Maintaining Lok Seva Kendra" (PDF). E-Governance Society Bhopal District. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ Najma Heptulla adopts Phanda Kalan village, assures income generating assets by Pervez Bari. Ummid, 20 November 2014.
- ^ Inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony at ICAR-IIPR, Regional Station, Fanda, Bhopal (M.P.)
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Bhopal" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 20 July 2015.