# Paptuwa Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur 

# Paptuwa

Paptuwa is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **647 people in 126 households**, the 61st largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 647people (2011)
- 126households
- 55.2%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Paptuwa PIN code and other codes

Paptuwa falls in Nowgong sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457685

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

## How far is Paptuwa from nearby towns?

- Nowgong (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Harpalpur (nearest town)5 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 Paptuwa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Paptuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harpalpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Harpalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Paptuwa known for?

About 69% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Paptuwa

Of every 100 households in Paptuwa in 2011, 56 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paptuwa · ■ Nowgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**8%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****39%**

**53%

Television ****9%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Paptuwa?

■ Paptuwa · ■ Nowgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****624**

**890

Working population ****53.8%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 47.4% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 164 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (6%) · **■** Other work 47 (14%) · **■** Marginal 115 (33%)

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 Nowgong

- Bodi683 people
- Dhirajpur682 people
- Dharampura657 people
- Thathewara648 people
- Chhati Pahadi646 people
- Ranipura629 people
- Chaubara608 people
- Bhadyapura528 people

[All 80 villages in Nowgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paptuwa from Chhatarpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Paptuwa?647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paptuwa in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paptuwa?55.2% (Census 2011)