# Patharai Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Patharai

Patharai is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,110 people in 230 households**, the 21st largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 1,110people (2011)
- 230households
- 67.9%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Patharai PIN code and other codes

Patharai falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487657

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

## How far is Patharai from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)44 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)14 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 Patharai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Semri Harchand
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Patharai known for?

The main crops are **soyabean and wheat**. About 57% of the 811 hectares of village land is sown, and 303 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 Patharai

Of every 100 households in Patharai in 2011, 22 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patharai · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****40%**

**51%

Television ****20%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**30%

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 Patharai?

■ Patharai · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**904

Working population ****29.6%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 54.5% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 199 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Sohagpur

- Kishanpur1,179 people
- Kalmesara1,163 people
- Nagtara1,151 people
- Galacha1,129 people
- Tighda1,109 people
- Nayagaon1,096 people
- Bankhedi Rewa1,093 people
- Mahuwa Kheda Kalan1,086 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Patharai from Hoshangabad?44 km by road
- What is the population of Patharai?1,110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patharai in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Patharai?67.9% (Census 2011)