# Bichuwa Village, Bahoriband, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bahoriband, Katni 

# Bichuwa

Bichuwa is a village in Bahoriband sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,074 people in 277 households**, the 64th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,074people (2011)
- 277households
- 69.3%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Bichuwa PIN code and other codes

Bichuwa falls in Bahoriband sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBahoriband
- Census village code488756

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?

- Bahoriband (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)24 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)24 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?

10 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Itbri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sleemnabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 57% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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, 59 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichuwa · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**50%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bichuwa?

■ Bichuwa · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**948

Working population ****47.0%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 57.0% for women. 52% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (41%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 25 (5%) · **■** Marginal 192 (38%)

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 Bahoriband

- Barhi1,104 people
- Khadra1,100 people
- Simrapati1,099 people
- Salaiya Khurd1,095 people
- Salaiya1,049 people
- Patna1,036 people
- Bansan1,031 people
- Chhuriya1,003 people

[All 195 villages in Bahoriband](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichuwa from Katni?24 km by road
- What is the population of Bichuwa?1,074 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichuwa in?Katni district (Bahoriband sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichuwa?69.3% (Census 2011)