Village · Jamai, Chhindwara
# Bichhua Kalan

Bichhua Kalan is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 373 people in 64 households, the 191st largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.
- 373 people (2011)
- 64 households
- 41.3% literacy
- 874 females per 1,000 males

## Bichhua Kalan PIN code and other codes

Bichhua Kalan falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Jamai
- Census village code 494537

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bichhua Kalan from nearby towns?
- Jamai (sub-district HQ) 47 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 97 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bichhua Kalan?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Navegaon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jamai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bichhua Kalan known for?

About 39% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bichhua Kalan

Of every 100 households in Bichhua Kalan in 2011, 86 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichhua Kalan · ■ Jamai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 73%
- Toilet within the home 0% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 87%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 91%
- Use banking services 24% 66%
- Television 5% 17%
- Mobile phone 55% 19%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 50%
- Own their home 100% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bichhua Kalan?

■ Bichhua Kalan · ■ Jamai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 41.3% 54.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 874 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 698 950
- Working population 52.8% 45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 28.5% for women. 48% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 48 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 108 (55%) · ■ Other work 5 (3%) · ■ Marginal 36 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jamai
- Bhawai Khurd 388 people
- Jhot Kalan 387 people
- Madni 385 people
- Chikatbarri 382 people
- Jamuniya 373 people
- Katangi 371 people
- Ghartiya 369 people
- Belkhedi 366 people

All 261 villages in Jamai

## Quick answers
- How far is Bichhua Kalan from Chhindwara? 97 km by road
- What is the population of Bichhua Kalan? 373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhua Kalan in? Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhua Kalan? 41.3% (Census 2011)

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