# Bichhiya Village, Shahpura, Dindori (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/bichhiya/ Village · Shahpura, Dindori # Bichhiya Bichhiya is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,362 people in 604 households**, the 5th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%. - 2,362people (2011) - 604households - 73.8%literacy - 988females per 1,000 males ## Bichhiya PIN code and other codes Bichhiya falls in Shahpura sub-district, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockShahpura - Census village code491675 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bichhiya from nearby towns? - Shahpura (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Dindori (district HQ)71 km by road - Shahpura (nearest town)15 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 Bichhiya? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Bichhiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shahpura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpura - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Bichhiya known for? About 61% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Bichhiya Of every 100 households in Bichhiya in 2011, 72 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bichhiya · ■ Shahpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **39% Toilet within the home ****19%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **96% Tap water ****42%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **99% Use banking services ****32%** **80% Television ****21%** **4% Mobile phone ****19%** **8% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****58%** **75% Own their home ****87%** **98% 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 Bichhiya? ■ Bichhiya · ■ Shahpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **59.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029** **967 Working population ****53.3%** **57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 65.5% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (7%) · **■** Household industry 108 (9%) · **■** Other work 205 (16%) · **■** Marginal 838 (67%) 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 Shahpura - Mehadwani2,865 people - Bargaon Mal.2,799 people - Sarasdoli Mal.2,756 people - Kathotiya Ryt.2,736 people - Banki Mal.1,994 people - Karaundi Mal.Bargoan1,910 people - Rai Ryt.1,775 people - Bilgaon1,748 people [All 316 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bichhiya from Dindori?71 km by road - What is the population of Bichhiya?2,362 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bichhiya in?Dindori district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bichhiya?73.8% (Census 2011)