# Bija Village, Bichhiya, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bichhiya, Mandla 

# Bija

Bija is a village in Bichhiya sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,180 people in 293 households**, the 46th largest of 333 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 1,180people (2011)
- 293households
- 70.3%literacy
- 1,126females per 1,000 males

## Bija PIN code and other codes

Bija falls in Bichhiya sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMawai
- Census village code493350

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

## How far is Bija from nearby towns?

- Bichhiya (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)67 km by road
- Bichhiya (nearest town)17 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 Bija?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bija; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gutas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Bija known for?

About 65% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bija

Of every 100 households in Bija in 2011, 16 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bija · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**44%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****9%**

**8%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****88%**

**79%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**53%

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 Bija?

■ Bija · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1228**

**975

Working population ****49.3%**

**55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 53.7% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 136 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (41%) · **■** Other work 35 (6%) · **■** Marginal 170 (29%)

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 Bichhiya

- Barkheda Ryt.1,230 people
- Mocha1,220 people
- Baghraudi F.V1,207 people
- Motinala1,196 people
- Manoharpur1,178 people
- Kewlari Kalan1,172 people
- Karanjia Mal.1,161 people
- Basni Ryt.1,150 people

[All 337 villages in Bichhiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/bichhiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bija from Mandla?67 km by road
- What is the population of Bija?1,180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bija in?Mandla district (Bichhiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bija?70.3% (Census 2011)