# Bichuwa Village, Shahpura, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur 

# Bichuwa

Bichuwa is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **479 people in 109 households**, the 130th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 479people (2011)
- 109households
- 57.8%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Bichuwa PIN code and other codes

Bichuwa falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahpura
- Census village code489786

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

## How far is Bichuwa from nearby towns?

- Shahpura (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town)15 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 Bichuwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bichuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chargam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Bichuwa known for?

About 85% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Bichuwa

Of every 100 households in Bichuwa in 2011, 98 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichuwa · ■ Shahpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**15%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**40%

Television ****12%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**43%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bichuwa?

■ Bichuwa · ■ Shahpura rural average

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

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**925

Working population ****35.9%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 47.8% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 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 Shahpura

- Sakri499 people
- Katori496 people
- Rajola495 people
- Ahrora491 people
- Tikri466 people
- Gubarakhurd465 people
- Budwani458 people
- Nayanagar458 people

[All 227 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichuwa from Jabalpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bichuwa?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichuwa in?Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichuwa?57.8% (Census 2011)