# Bichhiya Village, Durgawati, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Durgawati, Kaimur 

# Bichhiya

Bichhiya is a village in Durgawati sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,111 people in 320 households**, the 21st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 2,111people (2011)
- 320households
- 65.7%literacy
- 1,137females per 1,000 males

## Bichhiya PIN code and other codes

Bichhiya falls in Durgawati sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDumari
- Community development blockDurgawati
- Census village code249575

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

## How far is Bichhiya from nearby towns?

- Durgawati (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)36 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)36 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 Bichhiya?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bichhiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Durgawati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Babhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohania
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 20 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 Bichhiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Bichhiya

Of every 100 households in Bichhiya in 2011, 8 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bichhiya · ■ Durgawati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**48%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**46%

Television ****19%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Bichhiya?

■ Bichhiya · ■ Durgawati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1137**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1197**

**927

Working population ****26.5%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 56.1% for women. 41% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 241 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (5%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 265 (47%)

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 Durgawati

- Jevari2,608 people
- Kulharia2,367 people
- Kasthari2,297 people
- Mansurpur2,231 people
- Chhawan2,105 people
- Sariawan2,046 people
- Bheria1,974 people
- Kurari1,907 people

[All 108 villages in Durgawati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/durgawati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichhiya from Bhabua?36 km by road
- What is the population of Bichhiya?2,111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhiya in?Kaimur district (Durgawati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhiya?65.7% (Census 2011)