# Bichhola Mal Village, Handiya, Harda (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/handiya/bichhola-mal/ Village · Handiya, Harda # Bichhola Mal Bichhola Mal is a village in Handiya sub-district of Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,281 people in 230 households**, the 15th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%. - 1,281people (2011) - 230households - 70.4%literacy - 980females per 1,000 males ## Bichhola Mal PIN code and other codes Bichhola Mal falls in Handiya sub-district, Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockHarda - Census village code486824 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bichhola Mal from nearby towns? - Handiya (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Harda (district HQ)25 km by road - Harda (nearest town)25 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 Bichhola Mal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bichhola Mal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Harda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harda - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Bichhola Mal known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 61% of the 764 hectares of village land is sown, and 396 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 Bichhola Mal Of every 100 households in Bichhola Mal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Bichhola Mal · ■ Handiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **84% Toilet within the home ****54%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **66% Tap water ****36%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **90% Use banking services ****62%** **42% Television ****36%** **31% Mobile phone ****39%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****27%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Bichhola Mal? ■ Bichhola Mal · ■ Handiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%** **64.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **923 Working population ****39.9%** **44.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 58.0% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (13%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (9%) · **■** Marginal 289 (57%) 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 Handiya - Karanpura1,541 people - Uman1,369 people - Pachola1,357 people - Kheda1,298 people - Nandara1,269 people - Neemgaon1,218 people - Jhalwan1,207 people - Kayagaon1,180 people [All 110 villages in Handiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/handiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bichhola Mal from Harda?25 km by road - What is the population of Bichhola Mal?1,281 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bichhola Mal in?Harda district (Handiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bichhola Mal?70.4% (Census 2011)