# Paunar Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/paunar/ Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara # Paunar Paunar is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,468 people in 745 households**, the 2nd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 3,468people (2011) - 745households - 72.6%literacy - 958females per 1,000 males ## Paunar PIN code and other codes Paunar falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockAmarwara - Census village code493976 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paunar from nearby towns? - Amarwara (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)56 km by road - Amarwara (nearest town)16 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 Paunar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Paunar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Amarwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Paunar known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and makka**. About 78% of the 1,077 hectares of village land is sown, and 521 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 Paunar Of every 100 households in Paunar in 2011, 60 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paunar · ■ Amarwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **66% Toilet within the home ****16%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **92% Tap water ****19%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **96% Use banking services ****62%** **54% Television ****15%** **12% Mobile phone ****29%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****55%** **51% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Paunar? ■ Paunar · ■ Amarwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067** **970 Working population ****46.1%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 64.4% for women. 54% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 349 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 579 (36%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 247 (15%) · **■** Marginal 414 (26%) 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 Amarwara - Singodi5,343 people - Pipariya Rajguru2,845 people - Rajoula2,799 people - Chhui2,349 people - Lahagadua2,276 people [All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Paunar from Chhindwara?56 km by road - What is the population of Paunar?3,468 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paunar in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Paunar?72.6% (Census 2011)