# Patharam Village, Niwari, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Niwari, Tikamgarh 

# Patharam

Patharam is a village in Niwari sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,618 people in 558 households**, the 13th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%.

- 2,618people (2011)
- 558households
- 71.3%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Patharam PIN code and other codes

Patharam falls in Niwari sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNiwari
- Census village code456455

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

## How far is Patharam from nearby towns?

- Niwari (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)95 km by road
- Niwari (nearest town)20 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 Patharam?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Tarichar Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Niwari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Orchha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 12 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 Patharam known for?

The main crops are **chana, pea and wheat**. About 80% of the 759 hectares of village land is sown, and 420 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 Patharam

Of every 100 households in Patharam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Patharam · ■ Niwari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**40%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Patharam?

■ Patharam · ■ Niwari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**65.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**875

Working population ****48.0%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 57.6% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 345 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 584 (46%) · **■** Household industry 63 (5%) · **■** Other work 70 (6%) · **■** Marginal 194 (15%)

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 Niwari

- Sendari3,041 people
- Jikhangaon3,019 people
- Mudara2,936 people
- Dhamna2,684 people
- Binwara2,615 people
- Rajapur2,609 people
- Beejour2,599 people
- Astari2,505 people

[All 105 villages in Niwari](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/niwari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Patharam from Tikamgarh?95 km by road
- What is the population of Patharam?2,618 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patharam in?Tikamgarh district (Niwari sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Patharam?71.3% (Census 2011)