# Pounera Village, Waraseoni, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Waraseoni, Balaghat 

# Pounera

Pounera is a village in Waraseoni sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **605 people in 166 households**, the 71st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 605people (2011)
- 166households
- 75.1%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Pounera PIN code and other codes

Pounera falls in Waraseoni sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockWaraseoni
- Census village code497389

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

## How far is Pounera from nearby towns?

- Waraseoni (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)33 km by road
- Waraseoni (nearest town)17 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 Pounera?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pounera; 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 school5–10 km · Jhaliwada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Waraseoni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Pounera known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 38% of the 352 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 Pounera

Of every 100 households in Pounera in 2011, 27 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pounera · ■ Waraseoni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****78%**

**43%

Television ****1%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**25%

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 Pounera?

■ Pounera · ■ Waraseoni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**78.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1538**

**962

Working population ****54.0%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 66.5% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (36%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 162 (50%)

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 Waraseoni

- Dorli746 people
- Basi720 people
- Nagjhar701 people
- Kera622 people
- Barbaspur Urf Udhardini604 people
- Khursipar569 people
- Amgaon489 people
- Tuiyapar479 people

[All 78 villages in Waraseoni](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/waraseoni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pounera from Balaghat?33 km by road
- What is the population of Pounera?605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pounera in?Balaghat district (Waraseoni sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pounera?75.1% (Census 2011)