# Bikhron Village, Dharampuri, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dharampuri, Dhar 

# Bikhron

Bikhron is a village in Dharampuri sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,141 people in 595 households**, the 7th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 3,141people (2011)
- 595households
- 67.5%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Bikhron PIN code and other codes

Bikhron falls in Dharampuri sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDharampuri
- Census village code475894

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

## How far is Bikhron from nearby towns?

- Dharampuri (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Dhamnod (nearest town)3 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 Bikhron?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Bikhron; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhamnod
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dhamnod
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dhamnod
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Bikhron known for?

About 91% of the 1,025 hectares of village land is sown, and 657 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 Bikhron

Of every 100 households in Bikhron in 2011, 82 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bikhron · ■ Dharampuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**64%

Tap water ****59%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**89%

Use banking services ****38%**

**30%

Television ****41%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**43%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Bikhron?

■ Bikhron · ■ Dharampuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**59.2%

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

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**927

Working population ****43.3%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 57.2% for women. 54% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 416 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 720 (53%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 163 (12%) · **■** Marginal 55 (4%)

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 Dharampuri

- Tarapur4,216 people
- Sala4,189 people
- Chikatyabad4,182 people
- Bagwanya3,804 people
- Gujri3,123 people
- Balwari3,104 people
- Sirsodiya2,913 people
- Khal Buzurg2,735 people

[All 102 villages in Dharampuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/dharampuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bikhron from Dhar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bikhron?3,141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bikhron in?Dhar district (Dharampuri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bikhron?67.5% (Census 2011)
