# Bichuwa Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni 

# Bichuwa

Bichuwa is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **939 people in 243 households**, the 63rd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 939people (2011)
- 243households
- 59.7%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Bichuwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhimarkheda
- Census village code488897

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?

- Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)52 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)82 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?

9 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Dhimerkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Bichuwa known for?

About 65% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichuwa · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****18%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**50%

Television ****1%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****79%**

**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 Bichuwa?

■ Bichuwa · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**947

Working population ****60.9%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 44.8% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 510 (89%)

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

- Sarangpur962 people
- Bandh949 people
- Madhana947 people
- Diwari945 people
- Katra930 people
- Gopalpur892 people
- Barauda891 people
- Bhanpura Kalan890 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichuwa from Katni?52 km by road
- What is the population of Bichuwa?939 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichuwa in?Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichuwa?59.7% (Census 2011)