Village · Pipariya, Hoshangabad
# Badkachhar

Badkachhar is a village in Pipariya sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 165 people in 32 households, the 128th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.
- 165 people (2011)
- 32 households
- 61.1% literacy
- 964 females per 1,000 males

## Badkachhar PIN code and other codes

Badkachhar falls in Pipariya sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Pipariya
- Census village code 487908

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

## How far is Badkachhar from nearby towns?
- Pipariya (sub-district HQ) 49 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ) 124 km by road
- Pachmarhi (nearest town) 13 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Badkachhar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Badkachhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Badkachhar known for?

The main crops are makka. About 1% of the 1,839 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Badkachhar

Of every 100 households in Badkachhar in 2011, 66 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Badkachhar · ■ Pipariya rural average
- Electricity for lighting 66% 71%
- Toilet within the home 0% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 72%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 100% 49%
- Television 9% 25%
- Mobile phone 6% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 57% 37%
- Own their home 100% 93%

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

## What is the population of Badkachhar?

■ Badkachhar · ■ Pipariya rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.1% 66.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 899
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 619 935
- Working population 34.5% 38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 44% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Household industry 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 13 (23%) · ■ Marginal 43 (75%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pipariya
- Aliwada 196 people
- Itua 195 people
- Meli 188 people
- Birjikhapa 177 people
- Muar 164 people
- Khari 160 people
- Parraspani 148 people
- Amadeh Mal 139 people

All 147 villages in Pipariya

## Quick answers
- How far is Badkachhar from Hoshangabad? 124 km by road
- What is the population of Badkachhar? 165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badkachhar in? Hoshangabad district (Pipariya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Badkachhar? 61.1% (Census 2011)

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