# Penchi Village, Chachaura, Guna (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/guna/chachaura/penchi/ Village · Chachaura, Guna # Penchi Penchi is a village in Chachaura sub-district of Guna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,689 people in 582 households**, the 2nd largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%. - 2,689people (2011) - 582households - 68.3%literacy - 973females per 1,000 males ## Penchi PIN code and other codes Penchi falls in Chachaura sub-district, Guna district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChachaura - Census village code499919 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Penchi from nearby towns? - Chachaura (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Guna (district HQ)68 km by road - Chachaura-Binaganj (nearest town)10 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 Penchi? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Penchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bonagang - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chachaura Binagang - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raghogarh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Penchi known for? About 85% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Penchi Of every 100 households in Penchi in 2011, 66 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Penchi · ■ Chachaura rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **46% Toilet within the home ****17%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **95% Tap water ****41%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **98% Use banking services ****38%** **20% Television ****32%** **21% Mobile phone ****51%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****35%** **46% Own their home ****95%** **99% 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 Penchi? ■ Penchi · ■ Chachaura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **55.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819** **898 Working population ****43.4%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 55.7% for women. 50% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 209 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (9%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 198 (17%) · **■** Marginal 638 (55%) 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 Chachaura - Murela2,887 people - Batawada2,623 people - Teligaon2,584 people - Khejda Kalan Rani2,090 people - Patondi2,020 people [All 150 villages in Chachaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/guna/chachaura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Penchi from Guna?68 km by road - What is the population of Penchi?2,689 (Census 2011) - Which district is Penchi in?Guna district (Chachaura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Penchi?68.3% (Census 2011)