# Punguwa Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Punguwa

Punguwa is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **819 people in 184 households**, the 59th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 819people (2011)
- 184households
- 51.4%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Punguwa PIN code and other codes

Punguwa falls in Bijawar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458341

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

## How far is Punguwa from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)35 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 Punguwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhattarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Punguwa known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 21% of the 937 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Punguwa

Of every 100 households in Punguwa in 2011, 7 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punguwa · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**49%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****67%**

**39%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Punguwa?

■ Punguwa · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**934

Working population ****82.3%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 41.6% for women. 85% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 303 (45%) · **■** Marginal 111 (16%)

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 Bijawar

- Nayagaon869 people
- Hirapur859 people
- Auriya839 people
- Kanti836 people
- Rajpura794 people
- Mednipura778 people
- Bhaiskhar764 people
- Ganjasikari758 people

[All 168 villages in Bijawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bijawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Punguwa from Chhatarpur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Punguwa?819 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punguwa in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Punguwa?51.4% (Census 2011)