# Bichhiya Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni 

# Bichhiya

Bichhiya is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **658 people in 158 households**, the 94th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 658people (2011)
- 158households
- 69.9%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Bichhiya PIN code and other codes

Bichhiya falls in Dhimarkheda sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDhimarkheda
- Census village code488846

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?

- Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)49 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town)20 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?

5 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Umariya Pan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sihora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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?

About 72% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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, 60 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bichhiya · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****71%**

**50%

Television ****20%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**52%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**947

Working population ****50.0%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 59.9% for women. 60% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (40%) · **■** Household industry 40 (12%) · **■** Other work 78 (24%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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 Dhimarkheda

- Karhi700 people
- Madera690 people
- Bhaseda661 people
- Mangeli659 people
- Dihri657 people
- Jhinna637 people
- Harrai619 people
- Kudwari611 people

[All 221 villages in Dhimarkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichhiya from Katni?49 km by road
- What is the population of Bichhiya?658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhiya in?Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhiya?69.9% (Census 2011)