# Bichhiya Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Basna, Mahasamund 

# Bichhiya

Bichhiya is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493554**. The 2011 Census counted **1,570 people in 438 households**, the 11th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,570people (2011)
- 438households
- 68.3%literacy
- 493554PIN code

## Bichhiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bichhiya is 493554.** Bichhiya falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493554
- Gram panchayatBichhiya
- Community development blockBasna
- Census village code445663

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?

- Basna (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)132 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)12 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?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Bichhiya; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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, pea nut and black gram**. About 86% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 79 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichhiya · ■ Basna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****54%**

**38%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 · ■ Basna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**961

Working population ****56.4%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 55.8% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (43%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (8%) · **■** Marginal 334 (38%)

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 Basna

- Garhphuljhar2,105 people
- Singhanpur1,912 people
- Badedabha1,781 people
- Chanat1,606 people
- Chipari Ona1,567 people
- Naugadi1,560 people
- Salkhand1,545 people
- Baroli1,534 people

[All 225 villages in Basna](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bichhiya?493554
- How far is Bichhiya from Mahasamund?132 km by road
- What is the population of Bichhiya?1,570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhiya in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhiya?68.3% (Census 2011)