# Bhokai Village, Parasia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Parasia, Chhindwara 

# Bhokai

Bhokai is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,514 people in 329 households**, the 17th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 1,514people (2011)
- 329households
- 78.0%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Bhokai PIN code and other codes

Bhokai falls in Parasia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494746

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

## How far is Bhokai from nearby towns?

- Parasia (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)39 km by road
- Dongar Parasia (nearest town)35 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 Bhokai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhokai; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pamarbada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand 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 Bhokai known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 35% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Bhokai

Of every 100 households in Bhokai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhokai · ■ Parasia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**81%

Tap water ****37%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**87%

Use banking services ****96%**

**47%

Television ****65%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**48%

Own their home ****33%**

**82%

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 Bhokai?

■ Bhokai · ■ Parasia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**985

Working population ****25.6%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 251 (65%) · **■** Marginal 91 (23%)

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 Parasia

- Dhala1,634 people
- Kohka1,614 people
- Khamra Jethu1,582 people
- Paijanwada1,533 people
- Bagbardhiya1,480 people
- Likhawadi1,456 people
- Barariya1,333 people
- Tursi1,269 people

[All 90 villages in Parasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhokai from Chhindwara?39 km by road
- What is the population of Bhokai?1,514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhokai in?Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhokai?78.0% (Census 2011)