# Bicharpur Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Bicharpur

Bicharpur is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **900 people in 244 households**, the 134th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 900people (2011)
- 244households
- 45.0%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Bicharpur PIN code and other codes

Bicharpur falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code501301

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

## How far is Bicharpur from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)5 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)5 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 Bicharpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 · Shahdol
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahdol
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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)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 Bicharpur known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and soyabean**. About 63% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Bicharpur

Of every 100 households in Bicharpur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bicharpur · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**23%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****1%**

**67%

Television ****2%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Bicharpur?

■ Bicharpur · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**965

Working population ****62.2%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.8% for men and 38.6% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 513 (92%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%)

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 Sohagpur

- Son Tola918 people
- Pipartara915 people
- Belli905 people
- Jamua902 people
- Mahuwa Tola890 people
- Karkat886 people
- Bhanpur884 people
- Amha Tola876 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bicharpur from Shahdol?5 km by road
- What is the population of Bicharpur?900 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bicharpur in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bicharpur?45.0% (Census 2011)