# Paretha Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur 

# Paretha

Paretha is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **899 people in 198 households**, the 49th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 899people (2011)
- 198households
- 69.6%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Paretha PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457688

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

## How far is Paretha from nearby towns?

- Nowgong (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)62 km by road
- Harpalpur (nearest town)10 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 Paretha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Paretha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Paretha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, pea and chana**. About 68% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Paretha

Of every 100 households in Paretha in 2011, 4 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paretha · ■ Nowgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**36%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**8%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**53%

Television ****6%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Paretha?

■ Paretha · ■ Nowgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**890

Working population ****57.8%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 56.4% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (31%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (7%) · **■** Marginal 105 (20%)

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

- Mahtol991 people
- Lahdara941 people
- Hirapur929 people
- Macha917 people
- Putarya819 people
- Shikarpura815 people
- Mudwara778 people
- Pachwara754 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Paretha from Chhatarpur?62 km by road
- What is the population of Paretha?899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paretha in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paretha?69.6% (Census 2011)