Village · Gandhwani, Dhar
# Pithanpura

Pithanpura is a village in Gandhwani sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,320 people in 264 households, the 41st largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.
- 1,320 people (2011)
- 264 households
- 45.4% literacy
- 985 females per 1,000 males

## Pithanpura PIN code and other codes

Pithanpura falls in Gandhwani sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Gandhwani
- Census village code 475243

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pithanpura from nearby towns?
- Gandhwani (sub-district HQ) 50 km by road
- Dhar (district HQ) 72 km by road
- Dhar (nearest town) 72 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pithanpura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pithanpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gandhwani
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Manawar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pithanpura known for?

The main crops are soyabean and maize. About 62% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pithanpura

Of every 100 households in Pithanpura in 2011, 93 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pithanpura · ■ Gandhwani rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 69%
- Toilet within the home 1% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 94%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 32% 40%
- Television 2% 7%
- Mobile phone 6% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 81% 60%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pithanpura?

■ Pithanpura · ■ Gandhwani rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.4% 43.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 985 1009
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 894 983
- Working population 51.1% 48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.1% for men and 38.8% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 236 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 190 (28%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 22 (3%) · ■ Marginal 222 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gandhwani
- Baledi 1,373 people
- Dhawadada 1,369 people
- Soyla 1,368 people
- Kesavi 1,320 people
- Dhegda 1,313 people
- Balnera 1,308 people
- Pura 1,270 people
- Sironj 1,236 people

All 150 villages in Gandhwani

## Quick answers
- How far is Pithanpura from Dhar? 72 km by road
- What is the population of Pithanpura? 1,320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pithanpura in? Dhar district (Gandhwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pithanpura? 45.4% (Census 2011)

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