# Pinchhala Village, Shamgarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/shamgarh/pinchhala/ Village · Shamgarh, Mandsaur # Pinchhala Pinchhala is a village in Shamgarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,415 people in 485 households**, the 8th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 2,415people (2011) - 485households - 54.7%literacy - 911females per 1,000 males ## Pinchhala PIN code and other codes Pinchhala falls in Shamgarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockGaroth - Census village code469495 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pinchhala from nearby towns? - Shamgarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Mandsaur (district HQ)65 km by road - Shamgarh (nearest town)15 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 Pinchhala? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pinchhala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalkhedi - ○Degree college10+ km · Shamgarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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 · 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 Pinchhala known for? The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 48% of the 1,121 hectares of village land is sown, and 268 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 Pinchhala Of every 100 households in Pinchhala in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pinchhala · ■ Shamgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **76% Toilet within the home ****2%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****8%** **28% Television ****19%** **24% Mobile phone ****58%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **31% Own their home ****94%** **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 Pinchhala? ■ Pinchhala · ■ Shamgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **924 Working population ****60.7%** **53.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.5% for men and 38.5% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 198 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (10%) · **■** Other work 310 (21%) · **■** Marginal 816 (56%) 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 Shamgarh - Kurawan3,239 people - Khajuri Panth3,083 people - Dhablagujar2,726 people - Asawati2,610 people - Hatuniya2,366 people - Sagoriya2,015 people - Tolakhedi1,953 people - Baradiya Istmurar1,899 people [All 96 villages in Shamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/shamgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pinchhala from Mandsaur?65 km by road - What is the population of Pinchhala?2,415 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pinchhala in?Mandsaur district (Shamgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pinchhala?54.7% (Census 2011)