# Bichi Village, Boniyar, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Boniyar, Baramula 

# Bichi

Bichi is a village in Boniyar sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **671 people in 120 households**, the 38th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 671people (2011)
- 120households
- 43.8%literacy
- 789females per 1,000 males

## Bichi PIN code and other codes

Bichi falls in Boniyar sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatLari
- Community development blockBoniyar
- Census village code002592

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

## How far is Bichi from nearby towns?

- Boniyar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)30 km by road
- Baramulla (nearest town)30 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 Bichi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boniyar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baramulla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baramulla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 7 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 Bichi known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 57% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Bichi

Of every 100 households in Bichi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bichi · ■ Boniyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**36%

Tap water ****5%**

**83%

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

**47%

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

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**82%

Use banking services ****16%**

**56%

Television ****10%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****75%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Bichi?

■ Bichi · ■ Boniyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****789**

**834

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****573**

**851

Working population ****18.8%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 25.8% for women. 32% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 100 (79%) · **■** Marginal 26 (21%)

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 Boniyar

- Batangi753 people
- Javind716 people
- Shala Dajan692 people
- Bandi Brahmanan684 people
- Kenchan636 people
- Pringal622 people
- Peernian522 people
- Bila Salamabad483 people

[All 52 villages in Boniyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/boniyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichi from Baramulla?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bichi?671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichi in?Baramula district (Boniyar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bichi?43.8% (Census 2011)