# Buhchangphai Village, Bilkhawthlir, Kolasib (Mizoram)

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Village · Bilkhawthlir, Kolasib 

# Buhchangphai

Buhchangphai is a village in Bilkhawthlir sub-district of Kolasib district, Mizoram. The 2011 Census counted **1,401 people in 282 households**, the 5th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 1,401people (2011)
- 282households
- 75.5%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Buhchangphai PIN code and other codes

Buhchangphai falls in Bilkhawthlir sub-district, Kolasib district, Mizoram.

- Community development blockBilkhawthlir
- Census village code271164

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

## How far is Buhchangphai from nearby towns?

- Bilhkawthilr (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kolasib (district HQ)24 km by road
- Kolasib (nearest town)24 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 Buhchangphai?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Buhchangphai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kolasib
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolasib
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aizawl
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Buhchangphai known for?

The main crops are **bean, brinjal and cabbage**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Buhchangphai

Of every 100 households in Buhchangphai in 2011, 59 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Buhchangphai · ■ Bilkhawthlir rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**4%

Tap water ****44%**

**33%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**22%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****26%**

**23%

Television ****23%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**31%

Own their home ****56%**

**74%

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 Buhchangphai?

■ Buhchangphai · ■ Bilkhawthlir rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**953

Working population ****40.0%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 47% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 331 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (35%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** 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 Bilkhawthlir

- Bilkhawthlir5,385 people
- Saipum2,359 people
- Saiphai2,052 people
- Phainuam1,727 people
- Saihapui K1,295 people
- Meidum1,073 people
- Pangbalkawn792 people
- Phaisen602 people

[All 21 villages in Bilkhawthlir](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/kolasib/bilkhawthlir/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Buhchangphai from Kolasib?24 km by road
- What is the population of Buhchangphai?1,401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buhchangphai in?Kolasib district (Bilkhawthlir sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of Buhchangphai?75.5% (Census 2011)