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

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Village · Bichhiya, Mandla 

# Margaon

Margaon is a village in Bichhiya sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **544 people in 123 households**, the 183rd largest of 333 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 544people (2011)
- 123households
- 59.8%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Margaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMawai
- Census village code493466

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

## How far is Margaon from nearby towns?

- Bichhiya (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)85 km by road
- Bichhiya (nearest town)35 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 Margaon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Margaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Margaon known for?

About 64% of the 230 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 Margaon

Of every 100 households in Margaon in 2011, 84 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Margaon · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****29%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**79%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Margaon?

■ Margaon · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**975

Working population ****61.6%**

**55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 43.0% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 120 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (58%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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

- Bhawsa Mal.562 people
- Jailwara Ryt.561 people
- Atariya Ryt.560 people
- Mohgaon548 people
- Sermi Mal.543 people
- Naigawan Mal.542 people
- Bijegaon541 people
- Khursipar F.V.538 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Margaon from Mandla?85 km by road
- What is the population of Margaon?544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Margaon in?Mandla district (Bichhiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Margaon?59.8% (Census 2011)