# 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 **381 people in 99 households**, the 136th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 381people (2011)
- 99households
- 64.8%literacy
- 964females 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 code488951

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)6 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)62 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town)35 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Murwari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhimarkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 48% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichhiya · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**50%

Television ****2%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****88%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****64.8%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**947

Working population ****50.7%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 54.2% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 70 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 118 (61%)

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

- Bhanpura Khurd447 people
- Jamuniya446 people
- Durghati Pipariya421 people
- Sagawan409 people
- Gada380 people
- Umarpani378 people
- Umariya370 people
- Rojhan367 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichhiya from Katni?62 km by road
- What is the population of Bichhiya?381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhiya in?Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhiya?64.8% (Census 2011)