# Paunar Village, Mohkhed, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara 

# Paunar

Paunar is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,712 people in 337 households**, the 21st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,712people (2011)
- 337households
- 76.3%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Paunar PIN code and other codes

Paunar falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMohkhed
- Census village code495079

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

## How far is Paunar from nearby towns?

- Mohkhed (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)30 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)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 Paunar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Paunar known for?

About 90% of the 629 hectares of village land is sown, and 410 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 Paunar

Of every 100 households in Paunar in 2011, 80 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paunar · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**85%

Tap water ****44%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**43%

Television ****31%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**39%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Paunar?

■ Paunar · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**953

Working population ****49.6%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 65.7% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 560 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (25%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (6%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%)

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 Mohkhed

- Sarora1,824 people
- Rajegaon1,795 people
- Khunajhir Kalan1,786 people
- Chikhali Kalan1,774 people
- Maini Khapa Mal1,706 people
- Lawa Ghoghri1,602 people
- Khairwada1,586 people
- Chargaon Karbal1,535 people

[All 183 villages in Mohkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paunar from Chhindwara?30 km by road
- What is the population of Paunar?1,712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paunar in?Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paunar?76.3% (Census 2011)