# Bichhua Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Bichhua

Bichhua is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **395 people in 79 households**, the 117th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 395people (2011)
- 79households
- 57.8%literacy
- 846females per 1,000 males

## Bichhua PIN code and other codes

Bichhua falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487693

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?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)69 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)16 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?

5 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 **tuar, wheat and chana**. About 23% of the 521 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichhua · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****87%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**904

Working population ****50.1%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 43.5% for women. 57% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 71 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (61%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%)

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 Sohagpur

- Bainganiya406 people
- Madaka Dhana402 people
- Magariya399 people
- Sukri399 people
- Godikhedi Malgujari394 people
- Ghurkhedi374 people
- Jhalai372 people
- Gaurigaon370 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichhua from Hoshangabad?69 km by road
- What is the population of Bichhua?395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhua in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhua?57.8% (Census 2011)