# Bichhiya Village, Majholi, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Majholi, Jabalpur 

# Bichhiya

Bichhiya is a village in Majholi sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **206 people in 49 households**, the 173rd largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 206people (2011)
- 49households
- 79.2%literacy
- 761females per 1,000 males

## Bichhiya PIN code and other codes

Bichhiya falls in Majholi sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMajholi
- Census village code489165

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

## How far is Bichhiya from nearby towns?

- Majholi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ)54 km by road
- Majholi (nearest town)14 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 Bichhiya?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bichhiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sihora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bichhiya known for?

The main crops are **chana, masoor and urad**. About 87% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Bichhiya

Of every 100 households in Bichhiya in 2011, 96 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichhiya · ■ Majholi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**97%

Use banking services ****30%**

**59%

Television ****26%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Bichhiya?

■ Bichhiya · ■ Majholi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****761**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**951

Working population ****51.5%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 66.7% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (23%) · **■** Marginal 17 (16%)

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 Majholi

- Khamhariya245 people
- Magarkata241 people
- Anghora232 people
- Naigawan232 people
- Pati196 people
- Mansakra193 people
- Surekha193 people
- Kukrai190 people

[All 222 villages in Majholi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/majholi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichhiya from Jabalpur?54 km by road
- What is the population of Bichhiya?206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhiya in?Jabalpur district (Majholi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhiya?79.2% (Census 2011)