# Bachhikheda Village, Petlawad, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/bachhikheda/ Village · Petlawad, Jhabua # Bachhikheda Bachhikheda is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,755 people in 384 households**, the 34th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%. - 1,755people (2011) - 384households - 40.7%literacy - 999females per 1,000 males ## Bachhikheda PIN code and other codes Bachhikheda falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPetlawad - Census village code504276 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bachhikheda from nearby towns? - Petlawad (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Jhabua (district HQ)65 km by road - Petlawad (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 Bachhikheda? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bachhikheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarangi - ○Degree college10+ km · Petlawad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhabua - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Bachhikheda known for? About 66% of the 1,101 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Bachhikheda Of every 100 households in Bachhikheda in 2011, 84 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bachhikheda · ■ Petlawad rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **79% Toilet within the home ****7%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **89% Tap water ****45%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****71%** **59% Television ****6%** **10% Mobile phone ****18%** **30% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **54% 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 Bachhikheda? ■ Bachhikheda · ■ Petlawad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****40.7%** **45.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903** **951 Working population ****56.1%** **56.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.5% for men and 32.0% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 338 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 472 (48%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 149 (15%) 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 Petlawad - Unnai1,946 people - Ramgarh1,887 people - Moibageli1,842 people - Jhawalia1,841 people - Dhaturia1,706 people - Godadiya1,678 people - Gopalpura1,669 people - Sagadia1,669 people [All 240 villages in Petlawad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bachhikheda from Jhabua?65 km by road - What is the population of Bachhikheda?1,755 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bachhikheda in?Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bachhikheda?40.7% (Census 2011)