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

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Village · Murwara, Katni 

# Bichuwa

Bichuwa is a village in Murwara sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,357 people in 534 households**, the 15th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 2,357people (2011)
- 534households
- 68.8%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Bichuwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKatni
- Census village code488158

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?

- Katni (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)22 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)22 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?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Bichuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pahadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 29% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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, 81 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichuwa · ■ Murwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****4%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****25%**

**55%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bichuwa?

■ Bichuwa · ■ Murwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**972

Working population ****47.0%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 56.7% for women. 55% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (21%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 92 (8%) · **■** Marginal 747 (67%)

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

- Padariya2,668 people
- Katangi Kalan2,600 people
- Shahpura2,517 people
- Jobi Kalan2,370 people
- Gulwara2,296 people
- Johla2,025 people
- Badkhera1,984 people
- Lakhapateri1,946 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichuwa from Katni?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bichuwa?2,357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichuwa in?Katni district (Murwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichuwa?68.8% (Census 2011)