# Bichhua Village, Harrai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Harrai, Chhindwara 

# Bichhua

Bichhua is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **546 people in 116 households**, the 90th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 546people (2011)
- 116households
- 65.1%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Bichhua PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockHarrai
- Census village code494183

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

## How far is Bichhua from nearby towns?

- Harrai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)8 km by road
- Harrai (nearest town)8 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 Bichhua?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bichhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harrai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 canal / river
- 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 Bichhua known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, urad and wheat**. About 65% of the 506 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Bichhua

Of every 100 households in Bichhua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bichhua · ■ Harrai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****77%**

**72%

Television ****8%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**65%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Bichhua?

■ Bichhua · ■ Harrai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**954

Working population ****41.6%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 57.0% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 106 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (46%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%)

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 Harrai

- Nawalpur561 people
- Salaiya Bulaki556 people
- Dahiyar555 people
- Salebaru548 people
- Kamthi545 people
- Gutera544 people
- Singodi543 people
- Sundesondi542 people

[All 218 villages in Harrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichhua from Chhindwara?8 km by road
- What is the population of Bichhua?546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhua in?Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhua?65.1% (Census 2011)