# Bijagora Village, Umreth, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Umreth, Chhindwara 

# Bijagora

Bijagora is a village in Umreth sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,317 people in 281 households**, the 18th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 1,317people (2011)
- 281households
- 66.9%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Bijagora PIN code and other codes

Bijagora falls in Umreth sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494841

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

## How far is Bijagora from nearby towns?

- Umreth (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)13 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)13 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 Bijagora?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bijagora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gangiwada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Bijagora known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 76% of the 636 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Bijagora

Of every 100 households in Bijagora in 2011, 70 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bijagora · ■ Umreth rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****35%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****19%**

**58%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**33%

Own their home ****89%**

**94%

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 Bijagora?

■ Bijagora · ■ Umreth rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**927

Working population ****49.9%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 57.0% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (9%) · **■** Marginal 309 (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 Umreth

- Gajandohe1,392 people
- Pura1,387 people
- Khanswada1,367 people
- Kothar1,333 people
- Jamunia Jethu1,276 people
- Musadei1,273 people
- Mendhamal Khapa1,219 people
- More Dongri Khurd1,201 people

[All 101 villages in Umreth](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/umreth/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bijagora from Chhindwara?13 km by road
- What is the population of Bijagora?1,317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijagora in?Chhindwara district (Umreth sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bijagora?66.9% (Census 2011)