Bichhawan

27°20′22″N 79°03′44″E / 27.33956°N 79.06234°E / 27.33956; 79.06234CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictMainpuriTehsilBhongaonArea • Total6.57 km² (2.54 sq mi)Population • Total4,566 • Density690/km² (1,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

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}

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