Village · Jamai, Chhindwara # Patniya Patniya is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 421 people in 91 households, the 179th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 421 people (2011) - 91 households - 61.9% literacy - 977 females per 1,000 males ## Patniya PIN code and other codes Patniya falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Jamai - Census village code 494631 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Patniya from nearby towns? - Jamai (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 49 km by road - Jamai (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Patniya? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Patniya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bilawer Kalan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jamai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Patniya known for? About 29% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Patniya Of every 100 households in Patniya in 2011, 79 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Patniya · ■ Jamai rural average - Electricity for lighting 79% 73% - Toilet within the home 2% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 87% - Tap water 0% 10% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 91% - Use banking services 87% 66% - Television 7% 17% - Mobile phone 14% 19% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 49% 50% - Own their home 90% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Patniya? ■ Patniya · ■ Jamai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.9% 54.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 977 988 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 971 950 - Working population 35.4% 45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.9% for men and 52.6% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 19 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 24 (16%) · ■ Other work 22 (15%) · ■ Marginal 84 (56%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jamai - Garadei 435 people - Sarai 433 people - Bakatawa 430 people - Barelipar 422 people - Bamhani Mal 412 people - Surnadehi Ryt. 410 people - Bhawai Kalan 409 people - Roradhekni 409 people All 261 villages in Jamai ## Quick answers - How far is Patniya from Chhindwara? 49 km by road - What is the population of Patniya? 421 (Census 2011) - Which district is Patniya in? Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Patniya? 61.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/patniya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.