# Pathar Kala Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara 

# Pathar Kala

Pathar Kala is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **337 people in 79 households**, the 98th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 337people (2011)
- 79households
- 58.3%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Pathar Kala PIN code and other codes

Pathar Kala falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBichhua
- Census village code495429

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

## How far is Pathar Kala from nearby towns?

- Bichhua (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)66 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)66 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 Pathar Kala?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pathar Kala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bichhua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhua
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Pathar Kala known for?

About 54% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Pathar Kala

Of every 100 households in Pathar Kala in 2011, 41 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pathar Kala · ■ Bichhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**78%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**7%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****58%**

**47%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Pathar Kala?

■ Pathar Kala · ■ Bichhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**967

Working population ****48.4%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 52.1% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (52%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 41 (25%)

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 Bichhua

- Boriya356 people
- Palora349 people
- Silota Raitwari348 people
- Jamalpani346 people
- Sonpur333 people
- Tekapar323 people
- Radhadevi Dawami321 people
- Dhodakhapa319 people

[All 147 villages in Bichhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pathar Kala from Chhindwara?66 km by road
- What is the population of Pathar Kala?337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pathar Kala in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pathar Kala?58.3% (Census 2011)