# Bichhwe Village, Chanan*, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/chanan/bichhwe/ Village · Chanan*, Lakhisarai # Bichhwe Bichhwe is a village in Chanan* sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,533 people in 283 households**, the 30th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%. - 1,533people (2011) - 283households - 73.1%literacy - 856females per 1,000 males ## Bichhwe PIN code and other codes Bichhwe falls in Chanan* sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMaheshleta - Community development blockChanan* - Census village code243647 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bichhwe from nearby towns? - Chanan* (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ)6 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town)6 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 Bichhwe? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bichhwe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lakhisarai - ○Degree college10+ km · Kakhisarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Bichhwe known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Bichhwe Of every 100 households in Bichhwe in 2011, 31 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bichhwe · ■ Chanan* rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **6% Toilet within the home ****21%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **85% Tap water ****2%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **98% Use banking services ****35%** **37% Television ****22%** **8% Mobile phone ****51%** **47% Computer with internet ****5%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **44% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bichhwe? ■ Bichhwe · ■ Chanan* rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **55.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779** **954 Working population ****32.9%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 58.0% for women. 40% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 24 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (16%) · **■** Other work 68 (13%) · **■** Marginal 330 (65%) 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 Chanan* - Mahesleta1,804 people - Maheshpur1,689 people - Itahara1,602 people - Darhishir1,600 people - Nagardar1,514 people - Dharampur1,495 people - Titai Chak1,459 people - Mahulia1,449 people [All 68 villages in Chanan*](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/chanan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bichhwe from Lakhisarai?6 km by road - What is the population of Bichhwe?1,533 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bichhwe in?Lakhisarai district (Chanan* sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bichhwe?73.1% (Census 2011)