# Bichul Village, Didihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Didihat, Pithoragarh 

# Bichul

Bichul is a village in Didihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **378 people in 86 households**, the 52nd largest of 363 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 378people (2011)
- 86households
- 73.4%literacy
- 1,198females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bichul

Of every 100 households in Bichul in 2011, 84 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichul · ■ Didihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**50%

Tap water ****94%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**69%

Use banking services ****29%**

**86%

Television ****41%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Bichul?

■ Bichul · ■ Didihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1198**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**793

Working population ****43.9%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 63.5% for women. 45% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (55%) · **■** Marginal 57 (34%)

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 Didihat

- Pant Sera388 people
- Sailoni385 people
- Kamtolipurwa384 people
- Kukrauli380 people
- Leema Bhat373 people
- Hachila371 people
- Oltari369 people
- Gobrari359 people

[All 376 villages in Didihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/didihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bichul?378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichul in?Pithoragarh district (Didihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bichul?73.4% (Census 2011)