Village · Chandla, Chhatarpur
# Parmajhor

Parmajhor is a village in Chandla sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 573 people in 116 households, the 56th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.
- 573 people (2011)
- 116 households
- 64.5% literacy
- 769 females per 1,000 males

## Parmajhor PIN code and other codes

Parmajhor falls in Chandla sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Laundi
- Census village code 457666

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Parmajhor from nearby towns?
- Chandla (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ) 76 km by road
- Laundi (nearest town) 23 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Parmajhor?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Parmajhor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Loundi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Laundi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nowgong
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Parmajhor known for?

The main crops are wheat, chana and tuar. About 67% of the 413 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Parmajhor

Of every 100 households in Parmajhor in 2011, 14 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parmajhor · ■ Chandla rural average
- Electricity for lighting 14% 11%
- Toilet within the home 8% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 96%
- Tap water 18% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99%
- Use banking services 63% 38%
- Television 6% 6%
- Mobile phone 58% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 15% 37%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Parmajhor?

■ Parmajhor · ■ Chandla rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.5% 60.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 769 859
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1024 905
- Working population 48.7% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 47.3% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 63 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 86 (31%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 79 (28%) · ■ Marginal 48 (17%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chandla
- Dharampura 693 people
- Sarai 685 people
- Pawai 677 people
- Khodha 664 people
- Bairagiya Pukhari 560 people
- Kamalpurwa 550 people
- Gaharawan 544 people
- Simrahi 525 people

All 87 villages in Chandla

## Quick answers
- How far is Parmajhor from Chhatarpur? 76 km by road
- What is the population of Parmajhor? 573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parmajhor in? Chhatarpur district (Chandla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parmajhor? 64.5% (Census 2011)

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