# Mathni Village, Parasia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Parasia, Chhindwara 

# Mathni

Mathni is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **940 people in 221 households**, the 31st largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 940people (2011)
- 221households
- 53.5%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Mathni PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494753

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

## How far is Mathni from nearby towns?

- Parasia (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)34 km by road
- Dongar Parasia (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 Mathni?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palatwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Mathni known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and makka**. About 40% of the 495 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Mathni

Of every 100 households in Mathni in 2011, 52 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mathni · ■ Parasia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**87%

Use banking services ****51%**

**47%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**1%

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

**48%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Mathni?

■ Mathni · ■ Parasia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**985

Working population ****42.6%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 44.6% for women. 55% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 98 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 168 (42%) · **■** Marginal 22 (6%)

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

- Thesgora1,043 people
- Toomdi1,030 people
- Suthiya982 people
- Thawari Damodar945 people
- Jamunia Pathar937 people
- Haran Bhatta916 people
- Dungariya886 people
- Sailakheda857 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mathni from Chhindwara?34 km by road
- What is the population of Mathni?940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathni in?Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mathni?53.5% (Census 2011)