# Penwchi Village, Shujalpur, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shujalpur, Shajapur 

# Penwchi

Penwchi is a village in Shujalpur sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,187 people in 222 households**, the 56th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 1,187people (2011)
- 222households
- 81.3%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Penwchi PIN code and other codes

Penwchi falls in Shujalpur sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShujalpur
- Census village code473008

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

## How far is Penwchi from nearby towns?

- Shujalpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)50 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 Penwchi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Penwchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shujalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shujalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Penwchi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 87% of the 809 hectares of village land is sown, and 248 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 Penwchi

Of every 100 households in Penwchi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Penwchi · ■ Shujalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****31%**

**41%

Television ****32%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Penwchi?

■ Penwchi · ■ Shujalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**915

Working population ****47.9%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 69.5% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 213 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (20%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 230 (40%)

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 Shujalpur

- Lahar Kheda1,256 people
- Binaya1,249 people
- Mehar Khedi1,247 people
- Kohliya1,218 people
- Jhadla1,179 people
- Ajnai1,173 people
- Mandawar1,170 people
- Mugod1,170 people

[All 138 villages in Shujalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shujalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Penwchi from Shajapur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Penwchi?1,187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penwchi in?Shajapur district (Shujalpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Penwchi?81.3% (Census 2011)