Bichhawan

Bichhawan
Village
Bichhawan Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°20′22″N79°03′44″E / 27.33956°N 79.06234°E / 27.33956; 79.06234
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mainpuri
Tehsil	Bhongaon
Area [1]
• Total	6.57 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	4,566
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	205267

Bichhawan is a village in Sultanganj block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. As of 2011, it has a population of 4,566, in 776 households.

Demographics

As of 2011, Bichhawan had a population of 4,566, in 776 households. ^{[1] : 160} This population was 52.6% male (2,402) and 47.4% female (2,164). The 0-6 age group numbered 768 (411 male and 357 female), or 16.8% of the total population. 1,273 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 27.9% of the total. ^{[2] : 124–5}

The 1981 census recorded Bichhawan as having a population of 2,509 people, in 405 households. ^{[3] : 164–5}

The 1961 census recorded Bichhawan as comprising 5 hamlets, with a total population of 1,690 people (884 male and 806 female), in 322 households and 254 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,669 acres and it had a post office at that point. ^{[4] : xcii}

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Bichhawan had 2 primary schools and 1 primary health centre. Drinking water was provided hand pump and tube well/borehole; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials. ^{[1] : 160–5}

References

1. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
2. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
3. Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
4. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.