Village · Sohawal, Faizabad
# Bichhiya

Bichhiya is a village in Sohawal sub-district of Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,278 people in 233 households, the 108th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.
- 1,278 people (2011)
- 233 households
- 68.7% literacy
- 1,003 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bichhiya

Of every 100 households in Bichhiya in 2011, 33 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bichhiya · ■ Sohawal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 33% 36%
- Toilet within the home 32% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 68% 77%
- Tap water 23% 20%
- Drinking water within premises 45% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 90%
- Use banking services 100% 86%
- Television 26% 26%
- Mobile phone 29% 63%
- Computer with internet 3% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 4%
- None of these assets 2% 6%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bichhiya?

■ Bichhiya · ■ Sohawal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.7% 70.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1226 941
- Working population 27.5% 30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 56.8% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 160 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 49 (14%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 64 (18%) · ■ Marginal 77 (22%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sohawal
- Jagdish Pur 1,327 people
- Sohawal 1,318 people
- Dhannipur 1,317 people
- Dasauli 1,301 people
- Uchit Pur 1,274 people
- Sakhupara 1,250 people
- Gondwa 1,244 people
- Agethua 1,227 people

All 158 villages in Sohawal

## Other places named Bichhiya
- Bichhiya · Sub-district, Mandla · 258,322 people
- Bichhiya · Town, Mandla · 10,427 people
- Bichhiya · Village, Shamshabad, Vidisha · 3,182 people
- Bichhiya · Village, Sardarpur, Dhar · 2,387 people
- Bichhiya · Village, Shahpura, Dindori · 2,362 people
- Bichhiya · Village, Unnao, Unnao · 2,347 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Bichhiya? 1,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhiya in? Faizabad district (Sohawal sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhiya? 68.7% (Census 2011)

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