# Patharkata Village, Shahpura, Dindori (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shahpura, Dindori 

# Patharkata

Patharkata is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **388 people in 121 households**, the 238th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.

- 388people (2011)
- 121households
- 65.0%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Patharkata PIN code and other codes

Patharkata falls in Shahpura sub-district, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahpura
- Census village code491684

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

## How far is Patharkata from nearby towns?

- Shahpura (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dindori (district HQ)70 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town)18 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 Patharkata?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Patharkata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kanchanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 12 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 Patharkata known for?

About 61% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Patharkata

Of every 100 households in Patharkata in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Patharkata · ■ Shahpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**39%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**80%

Television ****9%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**75%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Patharkata?

■ Patharkata · ■ Shahpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**59.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1714**

**967

Working population ****62.1%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 51.9% for women. 61% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 9 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (9%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 209 (87%)

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 Shahpura

- Dalka Sarai Ryt.406 people
- Khitaula Mal.405 people
- Chandpura Mal.404 people
- Tanwri396 people
- Ghughuwa Mal.385 people
- Harratola Ryt.383 people
- Chirpoti Ryt.369 people
- Bhardwara Mal.368 people

[All 316 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Patharkata from Dindori?70 km by road
- What is the population of Patharkata?388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patharkata in?Dindori district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Patharkata?65.0% (Census 2011)