# Parchha Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad 

# Parchha

Parchha is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **494 people in 90 households**, the 79th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 494people (2011)
- 90households
- 62.7%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Parchha PIN code and other codes

Parchha falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKesala
- Census village code487282

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

## How far is Parchha from nearby towns?

- Itarsi (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)42 km by road
- Itarsi (nearest town)24 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 Parchha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itarsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Parchha known for?

About 63% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Parchha

Of every 100 households in Parchha in 2011, 30 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parchha · ■ Itarsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**26%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****12%**

**44%

Television ****13%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Parchha?

■ Parchha · ■ Itarsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**946

Working population ****47.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 54.9% for women. 54% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (89%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%)

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 Itarsi

- Kelmesra529 people
- Amjhira517 people
- Somalwada Kalan509 people
- Khatama496 people
- Sonthia485 people
- Kiratpur472 people
- Chichwani469 people
- Nandner464 people

[All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parchha from Hoshangabad?42 km by road
- What is the population of Parchha?494 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parchha in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parchha?62.7% (Census 2011)