# Putarra Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Putarra

Putarra is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **562 people in 111 households**, the 117th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 562people (2011)
- 111households
- 54.1%literacy
- 1,137females per 1,000 males

## Putarra PIN code and other codes

Putarra falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493972

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

## How far is Putarra from nearby towns?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)80 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)40 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 Putarra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Putarra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ponar
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Putarra known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and pea**. About 81% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Putarra

Of every 100 households in Putarra in 2011, 66 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Putarra · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

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

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****93%**

**54%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**51%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Putarra?

■ Putarra · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1137**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**970

Working population ****57.3%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 46.3% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 144 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (26%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 83 (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

- Pipariya Gumani583 people
- Ghugharla Kalan575 people
- Ghat Pipariya569 people
- Thavri Khurd566 people
- Dhaturiya558 people
- Kursipar551 people
- Gagori550 people
- Bangla Mal.544 people

[All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Putarra from Chhindwara?80 km by road
- What is the population of Putarra?562 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Putarra in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Putarra?54.1% (Census 2011)