Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara
# Paniyari

Paniyari is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 688 people in 156 households, the 42nd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.
- 688 people (2011)
- 156 households
- 56.6% literacy
- 971 females per 1,000 males

## Paniyari PIN code and other codes

Paniyari falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Bichhua
- Census village code 495353

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Paniyari from nearby towns?
- Bichhua (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Sausar (nearest town) 23 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Paniyari?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Paniyari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Basoda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bichhua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sausar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Paniyari known for?

About 48% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Paniyari

Of every 100 households in Paniyari in 2011, 71 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paniyari · ■ Bichhua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 71% 78%
- Toilet within the home 0% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95%
- Use banking services 40% 47%
- Television 10% 21%
- Mobile phone 1% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 64% 46%
- Own their home 81% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Paniyari?

■ Paniyari · ■ Bichhua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.6% 70.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 972
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 964 967
- Working population 57.6% 49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 45.1% for women. 55% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 92 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 64 (16%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 9 (2%) · ■ Marginal 226 (57%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bichhua
- Bandhamal 724 people
- Dholpur 700 people
- Jamuniya Kalan 694 people
- Gungi Dawami 692 people
- Kanhargaon 683 people
- Doklikalan 675 people
- Panathawari Mal. 669 people
- Marajatpur 662 people

All 147 villages in Bichhua

## Quick answers
- How far is Paniyari from Chhindwara? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Paniyari? 688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paniyari in? Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paniyari? 56.6% (Census 2011)

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