# Buchal Village, Pipariya, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pipariya, Hoshangabad 

# Buchal

Buchal is a village in Pipariya sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 47 households**, the 109th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 269people (2011)
- 47households
- 61.8%literacy
- 1,069females per 1,000 males

## Buchal PIN code and other codes

Buchal falls in Pipariya sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPipariya
- Census village code487860

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

## How far is Buchal from nearby towns?

- Pipariya (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)86 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)11 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 Buchal?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Buchal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pipariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Buchal known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 77% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Buchal

Of every 100 households in Buchal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Buchal · ■ Pipariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****47%**

**49%

Television ****16%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Buchal?

■ Buchal · ■ Pipariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1385**

**935

Working population ****54.6%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 48.8% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (72%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Pipariya

- Rori Ghat279 people
- Churka274 people
- Kajrota274 people
- Muhari Khurd272 people
- Nayakheda268 people
- Nankot263 people
- Dhargaon262 people
- Umariya262 people

[All 147 villages in Pipariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/pipariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Buchal from Hoshangabad?86 km by road
- What is the population of Buchal?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buchal in?Hoshangabad district (Pipariya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Buchal?61.8% (Census 2011)