# Bachhon Village, Chandla, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/chandla/bachhon/ Village · Chandla, Chhatarpur # Bachhon Bachhon is a village in Chandla sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,718 people in 1,609 households**, the 1st largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 6,718people (2011) - 1,609households - 64.7%literacy - 844females per 1,000 males ## Bachhon PIN code and other codes Bachhon falls in Chandla sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockLaundi - Census village code457671 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bachhon from nearby towns? - Chandla (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Chhatarpur (district HQ)77 km by road - Chandla (nearest town)16 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 Bachhon? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Bachhon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercanal / river - Electricity (2011)7 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 Bachhon known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and jawar**. About 66% of the 3,344 hectares of village land is sown, and 440 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 Bachhon Of every 100 households in Bachhon in 2011, 13 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bachhon · ■ Chandla rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **11% Toilet within the home ****4%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **96% Tap water ****8%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****24%** **38% Television ****6%** **6% Mobile phone ****38%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****48%** **37% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bachhon? ■ Bachhon · ■ Chandla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%** **60.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844** **859 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **905 Working population ****43.4%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 55.7% for women. 51% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,069 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 880 (30%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 221 (8%) · **■** Marginal 730 (25%) 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 Chandla - Chhati Bamhori3,229 people - Banjari3,094 people - Bilhari2,555 people - Katiya2,469 people [All 87 villages in Chandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/chandla/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bachhon from Chhatarpur?77 km by road - What is the population of Bachhon?6,718 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bachhon in?Chhatarpur district (Chandla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bachhon?64.7% (Census 2011)