# Buchnai Village, Mohkhed, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara 

# Buchnai

Buchnai is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **719 people in 150 households**, the 97th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 719people (2011)
- 150households
- 74.2%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Buchnai PIN code and other codes

Buchnai falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMohkhed
- Census village code495115

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

## How far is Buchnai from nearby towns?

- Mohkhed (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)24 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)24 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 Buchnai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Buchnai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Buchnai known for?

About 79% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Buchnai

Of every 100 households in Buchnai in 2011, 49 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Buchnai · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****38%**

**43%

Television ****14%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**39%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Buchnai?

■ Buchnai · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162**

**953

Working population ****56.5%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 60.1% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 273 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (28%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Mohkhed

- Simariya Kalan726 people
- Lans725 people
- Chhipanala724 people
- Badiwara723 people
- Kalathuni708 people
- Ambamali706 people
- Kalkot700 people
- Dhagadiya Ryt.697 people

[All 183 villages in Mohkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Buchnai from Chhindwara?24 km by road
- What is the population of Buchnai?719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buchnai in?Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Buchnai?74.2% (Census 2011)