Village · Majholi, Jabalpur
# Paharuwa

Paharuwa is a village in Majholi sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,680 people in 389 households, the 22nd largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.
- 1,680 people (2011)
- 389 households
- 65.9% literacy
- 993 females per 1,000 males

## Paharuwa PIN code and other codes

Paharuwa falls in Majholi sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Majholi
- Census village code 489378

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Paharuwa from nearby towns?
- Majholi (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 51 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town) 11 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Paharuwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Paharuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bargi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sihora
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Paharuwa known for?

The main crops are dhan, wheat and dhan. About 87% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Paharuwa

Of every 100 households in Paharuwa in 2011, 68 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharuwa · ■ Majholi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 68% 84%
- Toilet within the home 38% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 62% 79%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97%
- Use banking services 49% 59%
- Television 23% 26%
- Mobile phone 24% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 41% 36%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Paharuwa?

■ Paharuwa · ■ Majholi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.9% 73.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 993 944
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 975 951
- Working population 54.3% 47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 53.5% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 185 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 450 (49%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 34 (4%) · ■ Marginal 233 (26%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Majholi
- Pondi Kalan 1,800 people
- Badkhera 1,771 people
- Madai 1,698 people
- Kanjai 1,687 people
- Khitaula 1,576 people
- Abhana 1,514 people
- Padwar 1,499 people
- Chhapra 1,484 people

All 222 villages in Majholi

## Quick answers
- How far is Paharuwa from Jabalpur? 51 km by road
- What is the population of Paharuwa? 1,680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharuwa in? Jabalpur district (Majholi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paharuwa? 65.9% (Census 2011)

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