# Bichhiya Village, Murwara, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Murwara, Katni 

# Bichhiya

Bichhiya is a village in Murwara sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **610 people in 137 households**, the 86th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 610people (2011)
- 137households
- 81.0%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Bichhiya PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKatni
- Census village code488136

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?

- Katni (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)25 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nibar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 55% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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, 58 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichhiya · ■ Murwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**69%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****80%**

**55%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 · ■ Murwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**972

Working population ****51.8%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 68.9% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (18%) · **■** Household industry 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 86 (27%) · **■** Marginal 21 (7%)

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 Murwara

- Amradand689 people
- Khirhani672 people
- Piparhata664 people
- Bharwara610 people
- Ghatkhirwa577 people
- Joba570 people
- Jatwara568 people
- Sumeli552 people

[All 123 villages in Murwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/murwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichhiya from Katni?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bichhiya?610 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhiya in?Katni district (Murwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhiya?81.0% (Census 2011)