# Bilgay Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Bilgay

Bilgay is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **928 people in 193 households**, the 53rd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 928people (2011)
- 193households
- 60.7%literacy
- 820females per 1,000 males

## Bilgay PIN code and other codes

Bilgay falls in Bijawar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458273

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

## How far is Bilgay from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)5 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)13 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 Bilgay?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bilgay; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bijawar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhattarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Bilgay known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 41% of the 594 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Bilgay

Of every 100 households in Bilgay in 2011, 62 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bilgay · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**39%

Television ****26%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Bilgay?

■ Bilgay · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****593**

**934

Working population ****40.4%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 54.8% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (19%) · **■** Marginal 97 (26%)

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 Bijawar

- Erora967 people
- Mamaun965 people
- Dilari951 people
- Patra950 people
- Nandgaon Khurd901 people
- Nayagaon869 people
- Hirapur859 people
- Auriya839 people

[All 168 villages in Bijawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bijawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bilgay from Chhatarpur?5 km by road
- What is the population of Bilgay?928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilgay in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bilgay?60.7% (Census 2011)