# Bokar Village, Bichhiya, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/bichhiya/bokar/ Village · Bichhiya, Mandla # Bokar Bokar is a village in Bichhiya sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,057 people in 514 households**, the 12th largest of 333 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%. - 2,057people (2011) - 514households - 68.8%literacy - 974females per 1,000 males ## Bokar PIN code and other codes Bokar falls in Bichhiya sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBichhiya - Census village code493246 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bokar from nearby towns? - Bichhiya (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Mandla (district HQ)36 km by road - Bamhani (nearest town)12 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 Bokar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bokar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kakiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Bokar known for? The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 41% of the 585 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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 Bokar Of every 100 households in Bokar in 2011, 63 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bokar · ■ Bichhiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **44% Toilet within the home ****3%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****58%** **79% Television ****9%** **9% Mobile phone ****9%** **15% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **53% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bokar? ■ Bokar · ■ Bichhiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **62.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **975 Working population ****55.6%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 53.6% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 131 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 899 (79%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (4%) · **■** Marginal 58 (5%) 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 - Ahmadpur2,763 people - Matawal Alias Danitola2,575 people - Mand2,519 people - Mawai Jar2,159 people - Bhanpur Dodi2,004 people - Kisli Bhilwani F.V.1,937 people - Bhimdongri Ryt.1,883 people - Pondi Alias Bahar Munda1,823 people [All 337 villages in Bichhiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/bichhiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bokar from Mandla?36 km by road - What is the population of Bokar?2,057 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bokar in?Mandla district (Bichhiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bokar?68.8% (Census 2011)