# Petphorwa Village, Champa, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa 

# Petphorwa

Petphorwa is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495687**. The 2011 Census counted **527 people in 119 households**, the 77th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 527people (2011)
- 119households
- 74.6%literacy
- 495687PIN code

## Petphorwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Petphorwa is 495687.** Petphorwa falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495687
- Gram panchayatKadari
- Community development blockBamhnidih
- Census village code436824

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Petphorwa from nearby towns?

- Champa (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)25 km by road
- Champa (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Petphorwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Petphorwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhirna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Champa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saragaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Petphorwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 75% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Petphorwa

Of every 100 households in Petphorwa in 2011, 34 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Petphorwa · ■ Champa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**20%

Television ****14%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Petphorwa?

■ Petphorwa · ■ Champa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****660**

**935

Working population ****61.5%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 58.6% for women. 58% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 151 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (13%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 124 (38%)

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 Champa

- Darri705 people
- Sonaidih686 people
- Dabhra Khurd683 people
- Bargadi602 people
- Barkut484 people
- Koniyapat450 people
- Amodi426 people
- Podikhurd409 people

[All 86 villages in Champa](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Petphorwa?495687
- How far is Petphorwa from Janjgir?25 km by road
- What is the population of Petphorwa?527 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Petphorwa in?Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Petphorwa?74.6% (Census 2011)