# Bichal Village, Doulathabad, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/doulathabad/bichal/ Village · Doulathabad, Mahbubnagar # Bichal Bichal is a village in Doulathabad sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **2,587 people in 539 households**, the 6th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.8%. - 2,587people (2011) - 539households - 42.5%literacy - 1,053females per 1,000 males ## Bichal PIN code and other codes Bichal falls in Doulathabad sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatBichal - Community development blockDoulathabad - Census village code574981 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bichal from nearby towns? - Doulathabad (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)80 km by road - Mahbubnagar (nearest town)80 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 Bichal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bichal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kodangal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kodangal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahbubnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Bichal known for? The main crops are **jowar, ground nut and red gram**. About 1% of the 1,492 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Bichal Of every 100 households in Bichal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bichal · ■ Doulathabad rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **86% Toilet within the home ****1%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **92% Tap water ****58%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****66%** **60% Television ****24%** **22% Mobile phone ****62%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **37% Own their home ****100%** **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 Bichal? ■ Bichal · ■ Doulathabad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%** **44.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **930 Working population ****57.5%** **56.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.5% for men and 32.2% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 665 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 467 (31%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 134 (9%) · **■** Marginal 192 (13%) 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 Doulathabad - Gokafasalwad4,434 people - Devarfaslawad3,263 people - Kudrimalla3,118 people - Neetur2,668 people - Thimmareddipalle2,525 people - Balampeta2,286 people - Chandrakal2,013 people - Matoor2,009 people [All 26 villages in Doulathabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/doulathabad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bichal from Mahbubnagar?80 km by road - What is the population of Bichal?2,587 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bichal in?Mahbubnagar district (Doulathabad sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Bichal?42.5% (Census 2011)