# Kishunganj Village, Patharia, Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/damoh/patharia/kishunganj/ Village · Patharia, Damoh # Kishunganj Kishunganj is a village in Patharia sub-district of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,199 people in 743 households**, the 10th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%. - 3,199people (2011) - 743households - 72.1%literacy - 903females per 1,000 males ## Kishunganj PIN code and other codes Kishunganj falls in Patharia sub-district, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPatharia - Census village code462230 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kishunganj from nearby towns? - Patharia (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Damoh (district HQ)15 km by road - Damoh (nearest town)15 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 Kishunganj? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kishunganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Damoh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Damoh - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kishunganj known for? The main crops are **chana, wheat and soyabean**. About 80% of the 661 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 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 Kishunganj Of every 100 households in Kishunganj in 2011, 85 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kishunganj · ■ Patharia rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **59% Toilet within the home ****14%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **94% Tap water ****3%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **98% Use banking services ****28%** **24% Television ****38%** **17% Mobile phone ****36%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **46% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Kishunganj? ■ Kishunganj · ■ Patharia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **71.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **941 Working population ****45.8%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 61.5% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 211 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 734 (50%) · **■** Household industry 45 (3%) · **■** Other work 139 (9%) · **■** Marginal 336 (23%) 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 Patharia - Satpara4,008 people - Lakhroni3,729 people - Keolari Pathariya3,468 people - Sita Nagar3,423 people - Sukha2,425 people - Chirola2,175 people - Sasa2,137 people - Khoja Khedi2,039 people [All 131 villages in Patharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/damoh/patharia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kishunganj from Damoh?15 km by road - What is the population of Kishunganj?3,199 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kishunganj in?Damoh district (Patharia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kishunganj?72.1% (Census 2011)