# Bichhiya Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Bichhiya

Bichhiya is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,624 people in 396 households**, the 57th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 1,624people (2011)
- 396households
- 68.3%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Bichhiya PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBurhar
- Census village code501522

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

## How far is Bichhiya from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)30 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)30 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 Bichhiya?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Budhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahdol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Bichhiya known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and makka**. About 70% of the 584 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 Bichhiya

Of every 100 households in Bichhiya in 2011, 35 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichhiya · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**23%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**95%

Use banking services ****15%**

**67%

Television ****14%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bichhiya?

■ Bichhiya · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761**

**965

Working population ****50.1%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 57.4% for women. 54% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (9%) · **■** Marginal 714 (88%)

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

- Bhursi1,686 people
- Bhamraha1,671 people
- Samatpur1,671 people
- Pathra1,626 people
- Karri1,618 people
- Uchehara1,615 people
- Malmathar1,610 people
- Patasi1,571 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichhiya from Shahdol?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bichhiya?1,624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhiya in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhiya?68.3% (Census 2011)