# Puntra Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara 

# Puntra

Puntra is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **293 people in 56 households**, the 109th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 293people (2011)
- 56households
- 79.9%literacy
- 1,154females per 1,000 males

## Puntra PIN code and other codes

Puntra falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBichhua
- Census village code495378

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

## How far is Puntra from nearby towns?

- Bichhua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)57 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)57 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 Puntra?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Puntra; 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

### 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 office5–10 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)8 h summer · 8 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 Puntra known for?

About 72% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Puntra

Of every 100 households in Puntra in 2011, 80 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puntra · ■ Bichhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**78%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****5%**

**8%

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

**7%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****89%**

**47%

Television ****27%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**46%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Puntra?

■ Puntra · ■ Bichhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1154**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**967

Working population ****53.6%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 70.7% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 59 (38%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 92 (59%)

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

- Mohgoan Khurd310 people
- Kanhasagar307 people
- Barraghati306 people
- Dhamniya299 people
- Chicholi289 people
- Naharjhir288 people
- Dongargaon Kala286 people
- Boradi279 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Puntra from Chhindwara?57 km by road
- What is the population of Puntra?293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puntra in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puntra?79.9% (Census 2011)