# 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 **1,078 people in 297 households**, the 40th largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 1,078people (2011)
- 297households
- 81.9%literacy
- 953females 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 code490575

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)9 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)44 km by road
- Gotegaon (nearest town)9 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?

7 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gotegov
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gotegaon
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 91% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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, 96 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Poniya · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**73%

Tap water ****10%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****35%**

**40%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**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+) ****81.9%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**897

Working population ****41.0%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 71.5% for women. 59% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 134 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (43%) · **■** Other work 59 (13%) · **■** Marginal 57 (13%)

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

- Mohas1,159 people
- Budhaina1,141 people
- Seoni1,106 people
- Shyamnagar1,104 people
- Kunda1,046 people
- Simri Badi1,038 people
- Murdai1,006 people
- Belkhedi987 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Poniya from Narsimhapur?44 km by road
- What is the population of Poniya?1,078 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poniya in?Narsimhapur district (Gotegaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Poniya?81.9% (Census 2011)