Village · Patera, Damoh
# Bichhuwa Shikarpura

Bichhuwa Shikarpura is a village in Patera sub-district of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 418 people in 89 households, the 103rd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.
- 418 people (2011)
- 89 households
- 66.4% literacy
- 972 females per 1,000 males

## Bichhuwa Shikarpura PIN code and other codes

Bichhuwa Shikarpura falls in Patera sub-district, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Patera
- Census village code 461856

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bichhuwa Shikarpura from nearby towns?
- Patera (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Damoh (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Hatta (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bichhuwa Shikarpura?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bichhuwa Shikarpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sagar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Damoh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Patera
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bichhuwa Shikarpura known for?

About 88% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bichhuwa Shikarpura

Of every 100 households in Bichhuwa Shikarpura in 2011, 100 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichhuwa Shikarpura · ■ Patera rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 59%
- Toilet within the home 4% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 94%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 7% 34%
- Television 47% 14%
- Mobile phone 64% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 12% 46%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bichhuwa Shikarpura?

■ Bichhuwa Shikarpura · ■ Patera rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.4% 65.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 972 908
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 897 901
- Working population 31.6% 46.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 51.7% for women. 61% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 83 (63%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 48 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Patera
- Bagha 447 people
- Bamhori Kudai 439 people
- Jamuniya 434 people
- Rawjhaghat 428 people
- Kariya Patera 413 people
- Itwa Santosh 411 people
- Mahguwan Patera 410 people
- Kumhi 406 people

All 159 villages in Patera

## Quick answers
- How far is Bichhuwa Shikarpura from Damoh? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Bichhuwa Shikarpura? 418 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhuwa Shikarpura in? Damoh district (Patera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhuwa Shikarpura? 66.4% (Census 2011)

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