# Chichgaon Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara 

# Chichgaon

Chichgaon is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **521 people in 104 households**, the 68th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 521people (2011)
- 104households
- 62.2%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Chichgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBichhua
- Census village code495464

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

## How far is Chichgaon from nearby towns?

- Bichhua (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)73 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)73 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 Chichgaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chichgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khamarp[Anmi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Chichgaon known for?

About 46% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Chichgaon

Of every 100 households in Chichgaon in 2011, 55 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chichgaon · ■ Bichhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**7%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****84%**

**47%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**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 Chichgaon?

■ Chichgaon · ■ Bichhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**967

Working population ****34.5%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 49.8% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 69 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 101 (56%)

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

- Surrewani542 people
- Choure Pathar541 people
- Datla535 people
- Palaspani Kala531 people
- Silota Kala521 people
- Bichhawi517 people
- Jaitpur512 people
- Ambaziri Khurd509 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chichgaon from Chhindwara?73 km by road
- What is the population of Chichgaon?521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chichgaon in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chichgaon?62.2% (Census 2011)