# Bihiriya Village, Chhapara, Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chhapara, Seoni 

# Bihiriya

Bihiriya is a village in Chhapara sub-district of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,580 people in 409 households**, the 5th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,580people (2011)
- 409households
- 64.7%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Bihiriya PIN code and other codes

Bihiriya falls in Chhapara sub-district, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChhapara
- Census village code496070

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

## How far is Bihiriya from nearby towns?

- Dungaria Chhapara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Seoni (district HQ)45 km by road
- Lakhnadon (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 Bihiriya?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhapara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhapara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chhapara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Bihiriya known for?

The main crops are **wheat and jawar**. About 78% of the 576 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Bihiriya

Of every 100 households in Bihiriya in 2011, 34 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bihiriya · ■ Chhapara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**73%

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

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****21%**

**12%

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

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**60%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****87%**

**56%

Own their home ****64%**

**91%

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 Bihiriya?

■ Bihiriya · ■ Chhapara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**948

Working population ****50.8%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 57.8% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 100 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 304 (38%)

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 Chhapara

- Bhimgarh Ryt.2,330 people
- Deori1,757 people
- Kenkda1,624 people
- Gangai Ryt.1,582 people
- Sagar1,567 people
- Jhiri1,448 people
- Bijadeori Ryt.1,415 people
- Chamari Khurd1,412 people

[All 157 villages in Chhapara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/chhapara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bihiriya from Seoni?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bihiriya?1,580 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bihiriya in?Seoni district (Chhapara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bihiriya?64.7% (Census 2011)