# Biskhan Village, Parasia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Parasia, Chhindwara 

# Biskhan

Biskhan is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **283 people in 58 households**, the 79th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 283people (2011)
- 58households
- 66.1%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Biskhan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494762

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

## How far is Biskhan from nearby towns?

- Parasia (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)17 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)17 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 Biskhan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Biskhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palatwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes 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 Biskhan known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 43% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Biskhan

Of every 100 households in Biskhan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Biskhan · ■ Parasia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

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

**16%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****75%**

**47%

Television ****25%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Biskhan?

■ Biskhan · ■ Parasia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**67.0%

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

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**985

Working population ****36.4%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 60.3% for women. 51% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (55%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 25 (24%)

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

- Seregaon Khurd335 people
- Khairi Ojha332 people
- Junapani301 people
- Jobnala285 people
- Shankarpur271 people
- Kanha Bhainsa Ryt.240 people
- Pathakhuri239 people
- Budlapathar187 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Biskhan from Chhindwara?17 km by road
- What is the population of Biskhan?283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biskhan in?Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Biskhan?66.1% (Census 2011)