# Bhikewada Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Bhikewada

Bhikewada is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,676 people in 387 households**, the 7th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 1,676people (2011)
- 387households
- 80.9%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Bhikewada PIN code and other codes

Bhikewada falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498314

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

## How far is Bhikewada from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)74 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 Bhikewada?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikewada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Chandna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bhikewada known for?

About 65% of the 729 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Bhikewada

Of every 100 households in Bhikewada in 2011, 72 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikewada · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**89%

Tap water ****8%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****59%**

**46%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Bhikewada?

■ Bhikewada · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1196**

**981

Working population ****52.7%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 75.0% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (5%) · **■** Marginal 730 (83%)

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 Paraswada

- Linga1,894 people
- Kurenda1,832 people
- Dongariya1,794 people
- Chandna1,770 people
- Sarekha1,611 people
- Kanai1,582 people
- Chini1,552 people
- Kharpadiya1,510 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhikewada from Balaghat?74 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikewada?1,676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikewada in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikewada?80.9% (Census 2011)