# Pilkapur Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara 

# Pilkapur

Pilkapur is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 47 households**, the 128th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 216people (2011)
- 47households
- 78.8%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Pilkapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBichhua
- Census village code495455

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

## How far is Pilkapur from nearby towns?

- Bichhua (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)80 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)80 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 Pilkapur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhanegoan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sausar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Pilkapur known for?

About 69% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Pilkapur

Of every 100 households in Pilkapur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pilkapur · ■ Bichhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****51%**

**47%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Pilkapur?

■ Pilkapur · ■ Bichhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**967

Working population ****58.8%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 73.6% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 62 (49%)

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

- Bhimal Gondi236 people
- Bandha Raitwari235 people
- Agrapur219 people
- Aklma216 people
- Ghotni186 people
- Khairaji177 people
- Panathawari Raiytwari174 people
- Gawari Raitwari161 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pilkapur from Chhindwara?80 km by road
- What is the population of Pilkapur?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pilkapur in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pilkapur?78.8% (Census 2011)