# Pathar Punji Village, Umreth, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Umreth, Chhindwara 

# Pathar Punji

Pathar Punji is a village in Umreth sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 83 households**, the 82nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 422people (2011)
- 83households
- 49.6%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Pathar Punji PIN code and other codes

Pathar Punji falls in Umreth sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494786

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

## How far is Pathar Punji from nearby towns?

- Umreth (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)49 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 Pathar Punji?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Pathar Punji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mordongri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Pathar Punji known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and wheat**. About 75% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Pathar Punji

Of every 100 households in Pathar Punji in 2011, 50 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pathar Punji · ■ Umreth rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

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

**14%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****57%**

**58%

Television ****11%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Pathar Punji?

■ Pathar Punji · ■ Umreth rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****690**

**927

Working population ****54.5%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 39.1% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 61 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (13%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 131 (57%)

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 Umreth

- Bhooli440 people
- Tandi Ryt.434 people
- Jamtara433 people
- Gulba423 people
- Paili420 people
- Chopan Tekri383 people
- Pachdhar368 people
- Gularkhapa Mal354 people

[All 101 villages in Umreth](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/umreth/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pathar Punji from Chhindwara?49 km by road
- What is the population of Pathar Punji?422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pathar Punji in?Chhindwara district (Umreth sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pathar Punji?49.6% (Census 2011)