# Boriya Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara 

# Boriya

Boriya is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 66 households**, the 94th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 356people (2011)
- 66households
- 59.7%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Boriya PIN code and other codes

Boriya falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBichhua
- Census village code495480

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

## How far is Boriya from nearby towns?

- Bichhua (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sausar (nearest town)35 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 Boriya?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Boriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khmarpani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Boriya known for?

About 12% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Boriya

Of every 100 households in Boriya in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Boriya · ■ Bichhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**47%

Television ****16%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Boriya?

■ Boriya · ■ Bichhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****610**

**967

Working population ****53.9%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 60.0% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (29%) · **■** Household industry 37 (19%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 40 (21%)

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 Bichhua

- Palatara380 people
- Bisanpur374 people
- Torani369 people
- Ambakuhi363 people
- Palora349 people
- Silota Raitwari348 people
- Jamalpani346 people
- Pathar Kala337 people

[All 147 villages in Bichhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Boriya from Chhindwara?65 km by road
- What is the population of Boriya?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boriya in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Boriya?59.7% (Census 2011)