# Pithapada Village, Petlawad, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Petlawad, Jhabua 

# Pithapada

Pithapada is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **210 people in 40 households**, the 190th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%.

- 210people (2011)
- 40households
- 40.8%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Pithapada PIN code and other codes

Pithapada falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPetlawad
- Census village code504253

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

## How far is Pithapada from nearby towns?

- Petlawad (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ)80 km by road
- Petlawad (nearest town)30 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 Pithapada?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Pithapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mor
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karwad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Petlawad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratlam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Pithapada known for?

About 77% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Pithapada

Of every 100 households in Pithapada in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pithapada · ■ Petlawad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****69%**

**59%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Pithapada?

■ Pithapada · ■ Petlawad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.8%**

**45.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****550**

**951

Working population ****51.0%**

**56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.4% for men and 33.0% for women. 46% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 97 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 6 (6%)

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 Petlawad

- Tanda222 people
- Kalikarai220 people
- Garbadi218 people
- Rupa Kheda217 people
- Nawapada195 people
- Chhaoni188 people
- Kesarpura187 people
- Mathuria184 people

[All 240 villages in Petlawad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pithapada from Jhabua?80 km by road
- What is the population of Pithapada?210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pithapada in?Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pithapada?40.8% (Census 2011)