# Pukhraha Village, Chandla, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chandla, Chhatarpur 

# Pukhraha

Pukhraha is a village in Chandla sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **385 people in 95 households**, the 74th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 385people (2011)
- 95households
- 56.1%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Pukhraha PIN code and other codes

Pukhraha falls in Chandla sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLaundi
- Census village code457632

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

## How far is Pukhraha from nearby towns?

- Chandla (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)86 km by road
- Chandla (nearest town)6 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 Pukhraha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pukhraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Pukhraha known for?

The main crops are **chana, tuar and jawar**. About 60% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Pukhraha

Of every 100 households in Pukhraha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pukhraha · ■ Chandla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**11%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****68%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Pukhraha?

■ Pukhraha · ■ Chandla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**859

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****705**

**905

Working population ****54.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 40.9% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 62 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (13%) · **■** Marginal 119 (57%)

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 Chandla

- Kitpura457 people
- Padari432 people
- Himmatpur428 people
- Umarahar403 people
- Amaha343 people
- Makundpur331 people
- Ratanpur308 people
- Luhar Purwa280 people

[All 87 villages in Chandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/chandla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pukhraha from Chhatarpur?86 km by road
- What is the population of Pukhraha?385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukhraha in?Chhatarpur district (Chandla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pukhraha?56.1% (Census 2011)