# Bija Kheri Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Bija Kheri

Bija Kheri is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 37 households**, the 144th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 207people (2011)
- 37households
- 56.0%literacy
- 754females per 1,000 males

## Bija Kheri PIN code and other codes

Bija Kheri falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487676

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

## How far is Bija Kheri from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)6 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 Bija Kheri?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shargpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Bija Kheri known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, chana and wheat**. About 31% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Bija Kheri

Of every 100 households in Bija Kheri in 2011, 71 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bija Kheri · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****34%**

**51%

Television ****8%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bija Kheri?

■ Bija Kheri · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****754**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**904

Working population ****56.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.2% for men and 49.4% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (10%) · **■** Marginal 50 (43%)

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

- Ratibandar267 people
- Raini Pani259 people
- Mallupura252 people
- Pathai231 people
- Gohanadeh Raiyatwari187 people
- Sothar183 people
- Khakrapura173 people
- Kankdi171 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bija Kheri from Hoshangabad?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bija Kheri?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bija Kheri in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bija Kheri?56.0% (Census 2011)