# Bechai, Vijaypur, Sheopur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Vijaypur, Sheopur 

# Bechai

Bechai is a village in [Vijaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sheopur/vijaypur/) sub-district of [Sheopur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sheopur/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **721 people in 158 households**, the 53rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 721people (2011)
- 158households
- 65.7%literacy
- 830females per 1,000 males

## Bechai PIN code and other codes

Bechai falls in Vijaypur sub-district, Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijaypur
- Census village code451459

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

## How far is Bechai from nearby towns?

- Vijaypur (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Sheopur (district HQ)105 km by road
- Vijaypur (nearest town)45 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 Bechai?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bechai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Bechai known for?

About 11% of the 1,603 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Bechai

Of every 100 households in Bechai in 2011, 28 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bechai · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****32%**

**34%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**60%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Bechai?

■ Bechai · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****830**

**851

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**885

Working population ****49.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 46.7% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 111 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 207 (59%)

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 Vijaypur

- Farara744 people
- Itawai738 people
- Andhupura735 people
- Dubera731 people
- Magardeh709 people
- Khurka698 people
- Mohanpur696 people
- Dulhawala678 people

[All 106 villages in Vijaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sheopur/vijaypur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bechai from Sheopur?105 km by road
- What is the population of Bechai?721 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bechai in?Sheopur district (Vijaypur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bechai?65.7% (Census 2011)