# Banchhora Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur 

# Banchhora

Banchhora is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,399 people in 237 households**, the 27th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 1,399people (2011)
- 237households
- 53.4%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Banchhora PIN code and other codes

Banchhora falls in Nowgong sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457727

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

## How far is Banchhora from nearby towns?

- Nowgong (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Nowgong (nearest town)9 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 Banchhora?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Banchhora; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nowgong
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nowgong
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Banchhora known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane**. About 76% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 376 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 Banchhora

Of every 100 households in Banchhora in 2011, 87 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banchhora · ■ Nowgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**96%

Use banking services ****73%**

**53%

Television ****33%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

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 Banchhora?

■ Banchhora · ■ Nowgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097**

**890

Working population ****39.5%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 43.7% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 234 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (7%) · **■** Household industry 22 (4%) · **■** Other work 164 (30%) · **■** Marginal 95 (17%)

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 Nowgong

- Bhadarra1,543 people
- Manpura1,529 people
- Singrawan Khurd1,433 people
- Tila1,400 people
- Chandpura1,373 people
- Kakunpura1,370 people
- Tidani1,359 people
- Barat1,303 people

[All 80 villages in Nowgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Banchhora from Chhatarpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Banchhora?1,399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banchhora in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banchhora?53.4% (Census 2011)