# Bichhur Village, Raniganj, Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Raniganj, Pratapgarh 

# Bichhur

Bichhur is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,786 people in 392 households**, the 39th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 2,786people (2011)
- 392households
- 64.5%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bichhur

Of every 100 households in Bichhur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bichhur · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****12%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****58%**

**84%

Television ****29%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bichhur?

■ Bichhur · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****734**

**904

Working population ****25.2%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 53.1% for women. 34% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (42%) · **■** Household industry 79 (11%) · **■** Other work 122 (17%) · **■** Marginal 117 (17%)

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 Raniganj

- Jairampur2,914 people
- Rahetu Rampur2,905 people
- Chaghaipur2,857 people
- Deva Garh Kamasin2,803 people
- Dighvat2,746 people
- Divaini2,732 people
- Behdaul Kala2,645 people
- Khar-Har2,623 people

[All 303 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/pratapgarh/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bichhur?2,786 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichhur in?Pratapgarh district (Raniganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichhur?64.5% (Census 2011)