# Puwala Village, Ranapur, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Ranapur, Jhabua 

# Puwala

Puwala is a village in Ranapur sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,022 people in 252 households**, the 43rd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 35.5%.

- 1,022people (2011)
- 252households
- 22.7%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Puwala PIN code and other codes

Puwala falls in Ranapur sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRanapur
- Census village code504893

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

## How far is Puwala from nearby towns?

- Ranapur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ)20 km by road
- Ranapur (nearest town)2 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 Puwala?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhabua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhabua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Puwala known for?

About 75% of the 520 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Puwala

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

■ Puwala · ■ Ranapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**51%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****1%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****81%**

**56%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Puwala?

■ Puwala · ■ Ranapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.7%**

**35.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**947

Working population ****65.5%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.5% for men and 15.6% for women. 64% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 541 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 112 (17%)

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 Ranapur

- Mandlinathu1,086 people
- Buchadungari1,082 people
- Kheda Andharbad1,076 people
- Saraswat1,036 people
- Mardundiya963 people
- Junagaon922 people
- Machhaliya Jheer916 people
- Tikadi Bodiya867 people

[All 95 villages in Ranapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/ranapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puwala from Jhabua?20 km by road
- What is the population of Puwala?1,022 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puwala in?Jhabua district (Ranapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puwala?22.7% (Census 2011)