# Polchhoti Village, Bhavra, Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/bhavra/polchhoti/ Village · Bhavra, Alirajpur # Polchhoti Polchhoti is a village in Bhavra sub-district of Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,886 people in 344 households**, the 13th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 37.5%. - 1,886people (2011) - 344households - 22.0%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Polchhoti PIN code and other codes Polchhoti falls in Bhavra sub-district, Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhavra - Census village code504935 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Polchhoti from nearby towns? - Bhavra (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Alirajpur (district HQ)40 km by road - Bhavra (nearest town)5 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 Polchhoti? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Polchhoti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhavra - ○Degree college10+ km · Indore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhabua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Polchhoti known for? About 71% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Polchhoti Of every 100 households in Polchhoti in 2011, 4 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Polchhoti · ■ Bhavra rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **51% Toilet within the home ****2%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****58%** **45% Television ****0%** **2% Mobile phone ****2%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****76%** **56% 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 Polchhoti? ■ Polchhoti · ■ Bhavra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****22.0%** **37.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **959 Working population ****53.5%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 28.1% for men and 15.9% for women. 51% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 674 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 303 (30%) 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 Bhavra - Jhiran2,377 people - Mayawat2,235 people - Borkundiya2,040 people - Girdha1,949 people - Kilana1,798 people - Dewali1,781 people - Dungaliwani1,779 people - Mathana1,720 people [All 50 villages in Bhavra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/bhavra/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Polchhoti from Alirajpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Polchhoti?1,886 (Census 2011) - Which district is Polchhoti in?Alirajpur district (Bhavra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Polchhoti?22.0% (Census 2011)