Phanda Kala


Phanda Kala is a village in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in the Huzur tehsil and the Phanda block. In 2014, it was adopted by minister Najma Heptullah under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, a rural development programme.
A regional station of the Indian Institute of Pulses Research is located in Phanda. 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

According to the 2011 census of India, Phanda Kala has 666 households. The effective literacy rate is 67.99%.
TotalMaleFemale
Population352518271698
Children aged below 6 years498264234
Scheduled caste466252214
Scheduled tribe642440
Literates20581238820
Workers 1257928329
Main workers 85776592
Main workers: Cultivators38934742
Main workers: Agricultural labourers21018129
Main workers: Household industry workers752
Main workers: Other25123219
Marginal workers 400163237
Marginal workers: Cultivators563224
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers230100130
Marginal workers: Household industry workers633
Marginal workers: Others1082880
Non-workers22688991369