# Khamara Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/khamara/ Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara # Khamara Khamara is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,970 people in 408 households**, the 3rd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 1,970people (2011) - 408households - 81.8%literacy - 949females per 1,000 males ## Khamara PIN code and other codes Khamara falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBichhua - Census village code495381 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khamara from nearby towns? - Bichhua (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)57 km by road - Chhindwara (nearest town)57 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 Khamara? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Khamara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bichhua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Khamara known for? About 73% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Khamara Of every 100 households in Khamara in 2011, 78 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Khamara · ■ Bichhua rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **78% Toilet within the home ****24%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **88% Tap water ****60%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **95% Use banking services ****38%** **47% Television ****39%** **21% Mobile phone ****38%** **21% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **46% Own their home ****92%** **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 Khamara? ■ Khamara · ■ Bichhua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **70.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098** **967 Working population ****36.0%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 74.5% for women. 51% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 222 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (18%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 128 (18%) · **■** Marginal 223 (31%) 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 - Bichhua6,678 people - Khamarpani2,325 people - Gumatara1,765 people - Ulhawadi1,466 people - Goni1,461 people - Pipariya Kalan1,359 people [All 147 villages in Bichhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khamara from Chhindwara?57 km by road - What is the population of Khamara?1,970 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khamara in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khamara?81.8% (Census 2011)