# Pachgaon Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/pachgaon/ Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol # Pachgaon Pachgaon is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,267 people in 693 households**, the 8th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%. - 3,267people (2011) - 693households - 65.6%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Pachgaon PIN code and other codes Pachgaon falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSohagpur - Census village code501283 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pachgaon from nearby towns? - Shahdol (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ)5 km by road - Shahdol (nearest town)5 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 Pachgaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Pachgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahdol - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahdol - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Pachgaon known for? The main crops are **dhan, makka and wheat**. Products made here include mitti ke bartan. About 65% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Pachgaon Of every 100 households in Pachgaon in 2011, 51 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pachgaon · ■ Sohagpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **51% Toilet within the home ****8%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **89% Tap water ****33%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****49%** **67% Television ****21%** **15% Mobile phone ****24%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **32% Own their home ****98%** **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 Pachgaon? ■ Pachgaon · ■ Sohagpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **62.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **965 Working population ****34.2%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.1% for men and 56.4% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (19%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 443 (40%) · **■** Marginal 239 (21%) 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 Sohagpur - Khairha4,202 people - Bimhauri4,030 people - Bodri3,513 people - Kotma3,460 people - Jodhpur3,185 people - Chatwai3,112 people - Rampur3,075 people - Sirouja2,921 people [All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pachgaon from Shahdol?5 km by road - What is the population of Pachgaon?3,267 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pachgaon in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pachgaon?65.6% (Census 2011)