# Bijakwada Village, Umreth, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/umreth/bijakwada/ Village · Umreth, Chhindwara # Bijakwada Bijakwada is a village in Umreth sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,660 people in 332 households**, the 8th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 1,660people (2011) - 332households - 57.5%literacy - 995females per 1,000 males ## Bijakwada PIN code and other codes Bijakwada falls in Umreth sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockParasia - Census village code494813 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bijakwada from nearby towns? - Umreth (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)30 km by road - Chhindwara (nearest town)30 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 Bijakwada? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bijakwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Umreth - ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 13 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 Bijakwada known for? The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 78% of the 538 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Bijakwada Of every 100 households in Bijakwada in 2011, 83 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bijakwada · ■ Umreth rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **77% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **88% Tap water ****6%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****72%** **58% Television ****12%** **20% Mobile phone ****12%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **33% Own their home ****95%** **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 Bijakwada? ■ Bijakwada · ■ Umreth rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1195** **927 Working population ****56.9%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.9% for men and 49.8% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 249 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 304 (32%) · **■** Marginal 333 (35%) 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 - Bijori Gumai2,103 people - Mankadei Khurd2,094 people - Mankadei Kalan1,819 people - Ridhora Mal1,682 people - Khajari Antu1,612 people - Kara Bohe1,595 people - Kanhargaon1,545 people - Sindarai Guraiyathar1,501 people [All 101 villages in Umreth](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/umreth/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bijakwada from Chhindwara?30 km by road - What is the population of Bijakwada?1,660 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bijakwada in?Chhindwara district (Umreth sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bijakwada?57.5% (Census 2011)