# Panjra, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad 

# Panjra

Panjra is a village in [Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/) sub-district of [Hoshangabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **738 people in 159 households**, the 57th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 738people (2011)
- 159households
- 60.7%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Panjra PIN code and other codes

Panjra falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBankhedi
- Census village code488021

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

## How far is Panjra from nearby towns?

- Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)97 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)29 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 Panjra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Panjra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Panjra known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 73% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 197 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 Panjra

Of every 100 households in Panjra in 2011, 77 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panjra · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****21%**

**27%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**36%

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 Panjra?

■ Panjra · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****678**

**931

Working population ****52.8%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 56.1% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (6%) · **■** Marginal 221 (57%)

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 Bankhedi

- Mahgawan836 people
- Junawani827 people
- Mahua Kheda Dhiran796 people
- Nibhora795 people
- Kalangaon720 people
- Gadarwada697 people
- Hanotia697 people
- Bijanhai695 people

[All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- How far is Panjra from Hoshangabad?97 km by road
- What is the population of Panjra?738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panjra in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Panjra?60.7% (Census 2011)