# Bichhua Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/bichhua/ Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Bichhua Bichhua is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,220 people in 282 households**, the 27th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 1,220people (2011) - 282households - 67.0%literacy - 886females per 1,000 males ## Bichhua PIN code and other codes Bichhua falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBankhedi - Census village code488023 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bichhua from nearby towns? - Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)98 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town)24 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 Bichhua? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Bichhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Bichhua known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 81% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Bichhua Of every 100 households in Bichhua in 2011, 18 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bichhua · ■ Bankhedi rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **59% Toilet within the home ****37%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****21%** **27% Television ****11%** **24% Mobile phone ****20%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **36% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Bichhua? ■ Bichhua · ■ Bankhedi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **931 Working population ****41.0%** **43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 55.7% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 140 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (32%) · **■** Household industry 38 (8%) · **■** Other work 79 (16%) · **■** Marginal 83 (17%) 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 Bankhedi - Nagwada1,367 people - Dhadaw Padaw1,354 people - Paraswada1,258 people - Tinsari1,232 people - Surela Randhir1,180 people - Isharpur Randhir1,169 people - Tindwada1,162 people - Murgi Dhana1,149 people [All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bichhua from Hoshangabad?98 km by road - What is the population of Bichhua?1,220 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bichhua in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bichhua?67.0% (Census 2011)