Village · Manendragarh, Koriya
# Bichhiyatola

Bichhiyatola is a village in Manendragarh sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497442. The 2011 Census counted 573 people in 134 households, the 59th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.
- 573 people (2011)
- 134 households
- 84.9% literacy
- 497442 PIN code

## Bichhiyatola PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bichhiyatola is 497442. Bichhiyatola falls in Manendragarh sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497442
- Gram panchayat Kelhari
- Community development block Manendragarh
- Census village code 431639

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bichhiyatola from nearby towns?
- Manendragarh (sub-district HQ) 53 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ) 83 km by road
- Manendragarh (nearest town) 53 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bichhiyatola?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kelahari
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Manendragarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Manendragarh
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bichhiyatola known for?

About 48% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bichhiyatola

Of every 100 households in Bichhiyatola in 2011, 53 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichhiyatola · ■ Manendragarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 53% 38%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 38% 68%
- Television 8% 9%
- Mobile phone 6% 18%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 71% 44%
- Own their home 82% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bichhiyatola?

■ Bichhiyatola · ■ Manendragarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.9% 64.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 980
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1219 998
- Working population 74.0% 47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 76.4% for women. 74% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 114 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 30 (7%) · ■ Other work 22 (5%) · ■ Marginal 258 (61%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Manendragarh
- Bahi 594 people
- Kothari 587 people
- Sonbarsa 587 people
- Kerabahara 579 people
- Pahadhanswahi 554 people
- Chiraipani 528 people
- Dandhanswahi 524 people
- Birauridand 523 people

All 131 villages in Manendragarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bichhiyatola? 497442
- How far is Bichhiyatola from Baikunthpur? 83 km by road
- What is the population of Bichhiyatola? 573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhiyatola in? Koriya district (Manendragarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhiyatola? 84.9% (Census 2011)

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