# Punaur Village, Pipariya, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pipariya, Hoshangabad 

# Punaur

Punaur is a village in Pipariya sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,983 people in 378 households**, the 11th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 1,983people (2011)
- 378households
- 53.7%literacy
- 850females per 1,000 males

## Punaur PIN code and other codes

Punaur falls in Pipariya sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPipariya
- Census village code487798

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

## How far is Punaur from nearby towns?

- Pipariya (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)89 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)17 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 Punaur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Punaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khapar Kheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Punaur known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 88% of the 710 hectares of village land is sown, and 539 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 Punaur

Of every 100 households in Punaur in 2011, 70 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Punaur · ■ Pipariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**49%

Television ****12%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Punaur?

■ Punaur · ■ Pipariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**935

Working population ****50.1%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 43.1% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 383 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 336 (34%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 254 (26%)

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 Pipariya

- Mathni2,210 people
- Pachlawara2,158 people
- Khairi Kalan2,117 people
- Silari2,050 people
- Pachamari1,824 people
- Semari Tala1,750 people
- Rampur1,684 people
- Posera1,601 people

[All 147 villages in Pipariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/pipariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Punaur from Hoshangabad?89 km by road
- What is the population of Punaur?1,983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punaur in?Hoshangabad district (Pipariya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Punaur?53.7% (Census 2011)