# Lachora Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone 

# Lachora

Lachora is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **961 people in 147 households**, the 76th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 961people (2011)
- 147households
- 63.9%literacy
- 1,053females per 1,000 males

## Lachora PIN code and other codes

Lachora falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhikangaon
- Census village code477479

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Lachora from nearby towns?

- Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)53 km by road
- Bhikangaon (nearest town)13 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 Lachora?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Lachora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhikangaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhikangaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Lachora known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 59% of the 651 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Lachora

Of every 100 households in Lachora in 2011, 91 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lachora · ■ Bhikangaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**19%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****54%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**50%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Lachora?

■ Lachora · ■ Bhikangaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072**

**936

Working population ****47.8%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 50.6% for women. 48% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 30 (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 Bhikangaon

- Nuriya Khedi1,089 people
- Eagriya1,038 people
- Sultanpura1,014 people
- Pipari970 people
- Kaliya Khedi948 people
- Sahejala940 people
- Chiltiya921 people
- Malkheda917 people

[All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lachora from Khargone?53 km by road
- What is the population of Lachora?961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachora in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lachora?63.9% (Census 2011)