# Panchera Village, Balaghat, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Balaghat, Balaghat 

# Panchera

Panchera is a village in Balaghat sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **452 people in 109 households**, the 110th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 452people (2011)
- 109households
- 75.0%literacy
- 1,102females per 1,000 males

## Panchera PIN code and other codes

Panchera falls in Balaghat sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBalaghat
- Census village code497738

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

## How far is Panchera from nearby towns?

- Balaghat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)14 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)14 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 Panchera?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Panchera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

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 Panchera known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 16% of the 491 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Panchera

Of every 100 households in Panchera in 2011, 79 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panchera · ■ Balaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**33%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Panchera?

■ Panchera · ■ Balaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1102**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**974

Working population ****64.4%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 65.5% for women. 67% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (77%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 11 (4%)

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 Balaghat

- Oda508 people
- Kumhari483 people
- Chachan Meta476 people
- Kumjhar470 people
- Agarwada445 people
- Hirbatola435 people
- Tikhakhari422 people
- Khaira418 people

[All 166 villages in Balaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/balaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Panchera from Balaghat?14 km by road
- What is the population of Panchera?452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchera in?Balaghat district (Balaghat sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Panchera?75.0% (Census 2011)