# Fonk Village, Bichhiya, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bichhiya, Mandla 

# Fonk

Fonk is a village in Bichhiya sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,617 people in 418 households**, the 22nd largest of 333 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 1,617people (2011)
- 418households
- 71.2%literacy
- 1,070females per 1,000 males

## Fonk PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBichhiya
- Census village code493322

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

## How far is Fonk from nearby towns?

- Bichhiya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bichhiya (nearest town)10 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 Fonk?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Fonk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sijhora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Fonk known for?

The main crops are **makka, urad and wheat**. About 57% of the 396 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 Fonk

Of every 100 households in Fonk in 2011, 63 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Fonk · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**94%

Tap water ****12%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**98%

Use banking services ****45%**

**79%

Television ****26%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**53%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Fonk?

■ Fonk · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1255**

**975

Working population ****41.3%**

**55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 58.9% for women. 52% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (34%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 164 (25%) · **■** Marginal 213 (32%)

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

- Parsatola Alias Bhagdoo Ryt.1,725 people
- Khamrauti Ryt.1,704 people
- Kudela Ryt.1,704 people
- Chaunranga Mal.1,644 people
- Mohad1,609 people
- Dei1,598 people
- Koko Ryt.1,565 people
- Lapti1,533 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Fonk from Mandla?60 km by road
- What is the population of Fonk?1,617 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Fonk in?Mandla district (Bichhiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Fonk?71.2% (Census 2011)