# Pura Payra Village, Patharia, Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/damoh/patharia/pura-payra/ Village · Patharia, Damoh # Pura Payra Pura Payra is a village in Patharia sub-district of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,317 people in 336 households**, the 33rd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%. - 1,317people (2011) - 336households - 67.2%literacy - 879females per 1,000 males ## Pura Payra PIN code and other codes Pura Payra falls in Patharia sub-district, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPatharia - Census village code462217 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pura Payra from nearby towns? - Patharia (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Damoh (district HQ)12 km by road - Patharia (nearest town)12 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 Pura Payra? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pura Payra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Damoh - ○Degree college10+ km · Damoh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Damoh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 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 Pura Payra known for? The main crops are **soyabean, chana and wheat**. About 92% of the 710 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 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 Pura Payra Of every 100 households in Pura Payra in 2011, 57 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pura Payra · ■ Patharia rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **59% Toilet within the home ****8%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **94% Tap water ****2%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****38%** **24% Television ****15%** **17% Mobile phone ****30%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **46% Own their home ****96%** **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 Pura Payra? ■ Pura Payra · ■ Patharia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **71.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **941 Working population ****39.5%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 52.2% for women. 59% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 385 (74%) 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 - Sujnipur1,405 people - Bakeni1,400 people - Semra Lodhi1,394 people - Semra [Lakhroni]1,375 people - Luharra Bardhari1,270 people - Semra Bujurg1,264 people - Khejra Kalan1,263 people - Hinota Narsinghgarh1,250 people [All 131 villages in Patharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/damoh/patharia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pura Payra from Damoh?12 km by road - What is the population of Pura Payra?1,317 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pura Payra in?Damoh district (Patharia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pura Payra?67.2% (Census 2011)