# Bichhuwa Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Bichhuwa

Bichhuwa is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **352 people in 58 households**, the 200th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 352people (2011)
- 58households
- 45.7%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Bichhuwa PIN code and other codes

Bichhuwa falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494470

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

## How far is Bichhuwa from nearby towns?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)104 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 Bichhuwa?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bichhuwa known for?

About 36% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bichhuwa

Of every 100 households in Bichhuwa in 2011, 80 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichhuwa · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**8%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****83%**

**66%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**50%

Own their home ****96%**

**89%

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 Bichhuwa?

■ Bichhuwa · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**950

Working population ****48.0%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.1% for men and 40.6% for women. 49% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 63 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (14%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 80 (47%)

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 Jamai

- Kamtha Ryt.364 people
- Bijori357 people
- Patre356 people
- Mandla355 people
- Chetuwa Newegaon341 people
- Aradongri340 people
- Harra Pathar332 people
- Lakadbandhi332 people

[All 261 villages in Jamai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichhuwa from Chhindwara?104 km by road
- What is the population of Bichhuwa?352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhuwa in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhuwa?45.7% (Census 2011)