# Bichhiya Village, Nowrozabad, Umaria (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nowrozabad, Umaria 

# Bichhiya

Bichhiya is a village in Nowrozabad sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **947 people in 179 households**, the 22nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 947people (2011)
- 179households
- 42.1%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Bichhiya PIN code and other codes

Bichhiya falls in Nowrozabad sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockUmaria
- Census village code468235

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?

- Nowroazbad (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Umaria (district HQ)80 km by road
- Nowrozabad (nearest town)40 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?

6 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Bichhiya known for?

The main crops are **makka and kodo**. About 6% of the 2,329 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Bichhiya

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

■ Bichhiya · ■ Nowrozabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**44%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****47%**

**69%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**48%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Nowrozabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.1%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**947

Working population ****51.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.2% for men and 35.5% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (9%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 344 (70%)

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 Nowrozabad

- Chargawan1,062 people
- Gahira Tola1,060 people
- Thootha Kudari1,018 people
- Kolauni999 people
- Kurriha925 people
- Hadha872 people
- Kaneri871 people
- Changera869 people

[All 60 villages in Nowrozabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/nowrozabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichhiya from Umaria?80 km by road
- What is the population of Bichhiya?947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhiya in?Umaria district (Nowrozabad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhiya?42.1% (Census 2011)