# Poniya Village, Gotegaon, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gotegaon, Narsimhapur 

# Poniya

Poniya is a village in Gotegaon sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 63 households**, the 183rd largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 224people (2011)
- 63households
- 71.1%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Poniya PIN code and other codes

Poniya falls in Gotegaon sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGotegaon
- Census village code490483

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

## How far is Poniya from nearby towns?

- Gotegaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Gotegaon (nearest town)10 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 Poniya?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Poniya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gotegoan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narsimhapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Poniya known for?

About 86% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Poniya

Of every 100 households in Poniya in 2011, 97 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Poniya · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**73%

Tap water ****16%**

**12%

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

**24%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**40%

Television ****6%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**46%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Poniya?

■ Poniya · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**897

Working population ****67.0%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 72.8% for women. 75% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (38%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 79 (53%)

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 Gotegaon

- Barkheda228 people
- Garh Pahra226 people
- Dungariya224 people
- Gunji224 people
- Bhadaur218 people
- Chhitaghat217 people
- Budhi Mawai213 people
- Kamta212 people

[All 250 villages in Gotegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gotegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Poniya from Narsimhapur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Poniya?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poniya in?Narsimhapur district (Gotegaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Poniya?71.1% (Census 2011)