# Pajra Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/pajra/ Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Pajra Pajra is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,339 people in 289 households**, the 35th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,339people (2011) - 289households - 73.8%literacy - 1,007females per 1,000 males ## Pajra PIN code and other codes Pajra falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChaurai - Census village code494340 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pajra from nearby towns? - Chhindwara (district HQ)30 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 Pajra? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Pajra; 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 · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Pajra known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, wheat and makka**. About 87% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Pajra Of every 100 households in Pajra in 2011, 80 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Pajra · ■ Chaurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **70% Toilet within the home ****26%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **88% Tap water ****76%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **95% Use banking services ****49%** **36% Television ****32%** **20% Mobile phone ****38%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****48%** **46% Own their home ****84%** **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 Pajra? ■ Pajra · ■ Chaurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811** **941 Working population ****42.3%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 67.8% for women. 58% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 140 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 106 (19%) · **■** Marginal 85 (15%) 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 Chaurai - Bijhawara1,378 people - Banskheda1,357 people - Barhbaryari1,348 people - Nawegaon Makariya1,343 people - Megdon1,333 people - Deori Mal.1,317 people - Kheri Khurd1,303 people - Bamhni Lala1,300 people [All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pajra from Chhindwara?30 km by road - What is the population of Pajra?1,339 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pajra in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pajra?73.8% (Census 2011)