Village · Panagar, Jabalpur # Bijhna Bijhna is a village in Panagar sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 219 people in 57 households, the 150th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%. - 219 people (2011) - 57 households - 59.2% literacy - 1,106 females per 1,000 males ## Bijhna PIN code and other codes Bijhna falls in Panagar sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Panagar - Census village code 490073 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bijhna from nearby towns? - Panagar (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Jabalpur (district HQ) 29 km by road - Panagar (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bijhna? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Bijhna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Sigaind - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sigaind - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jabalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur - ○ 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 under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 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 Bijhna known for? The main crops are dhan, wheat and chana. About 91% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bijhna Of every 100 households in Bijhna in 2011, 98 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bijhna · ■ Panagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 89% - Toilet within the home 28% 39% - No toilet (open defecation) 72% 60% - Tap water 2% 12% - Drinking water within premises 25% 19% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 90% - Use banking services 30% 44% - Television 53% 46% - Mobile phone 40% 35% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 37% 18% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 2% 21% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bijhna? ■ Bijhna · ■ Panagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.2% 77.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1106 925 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 917 929 - Working population 51.6% 42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 18 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 91 (81%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 3 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Panagar - Bijhuwa 244 people - Bhaisdehi 241 people - Simra 232 people - Machala 220 people - Dumna 219 people - Pondi 219 people - Dundi 215 people - Bamhani 209 people All 208 villages in Panagar ## Quick answers - How far is Bijhna from Jabalpur? 29 km by road - What is the population of Bijhna? 219 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bijhna in? Jabalpur district (Panagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bijhna? 59.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/panagar/bijhna/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.