# Lonapathar Village, Parasia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Parasia, Chhindwara 

# Lonapathar

Lonapathar is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **802 people in 140 households**, the 39th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 802people (2011)
- 140households
- 43.1%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Lonapathar PIN code and other codes

Lonapathar falls in Parasia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494696

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

## How far is Lonapathar from nearby towns?

- Parasia (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)58 km by road
- Dongar Parasia (nearest town)38 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 Lonapathar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Lonapathar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pagara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Lonapathar known for?

About 46% of the 538 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Lonapathar

Of every 100 households in Lonapathar in 2011, 64 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lonapathar · ■ Parasia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****7%**

**26%

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

**16%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****15%**

**47%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**82%

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 Lonapathar?

■ Lonapathar · ■ Parasia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.1%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**985

Working population ****51.5%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 33.6% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 198 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (45%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 21 (5%)

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 Parasia

- Sailakheda857 people
- Deori829 people
- Thawari Doma823 people
- Mandli817 people
- Pindari796 people
- Payali781 people
- Nawegaon764 people
- Chhitari744 people

[All 90 villages in Parasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lonapathar from Chhindwara?58 km by road
- What is the population of Lonapathar?802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lonapathar in?Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lonapathar?43.1% (Census 2011)