# Padajhir Village, Begamganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Begamganj, Raisen 

# Padajhir

Padajhir is a village in Begamganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,001 people in 203 households**, the 26th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 1,001people (2011)
- 203households
- 79.7%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Padajhir PIN code and other codes

Padajhir falls in Begamganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBegamganj
- Census village code484097

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

## How far is Padajhir from nearby towns?

- Begamganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)88 km by road
- Begamganj (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 Padajhir?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Begamganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Begamganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Padajhir known for?

About 71% of the 506 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Padajhir

Of every 100 households in Padajhir in 2011, 78 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Padajhir · ■ Begamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**92%

Tap water ****22%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****39%**

**24%

Television ****27%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**46%

Own their home ****89%**

**96%

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 Padajhir?

■ Padajhir · ■ Begamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145**

**973

Working population ****36.6%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 71.7% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (45%) · **■** Household industry 17 (5%) · **■** Other work 22 (6%) · **■** Marginal 26 (7%)

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 Begamganj

- Chandoriya1,072 people
- Mansadehi1,063 people
- Suneti1,055 people
- Shahpur Sultanpur1,051 people
- Mawai998 people
- Mahgawan Tappa Sunhera982 people
- Kasba Chouka973 people
- Salaiya969 people

[All 226 villages in Begamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/begamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Padajhir from Raisen?88 km by road
- What is the population of Padajhir?1,001 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padajhir in?Raisen district (Begamganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Padajhir?79.7% (Census 2011)