# Punchhi Village, Chandia, Umaria (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chandia, Umaria 

# Punchhi

Punchhi is a village in Chandia sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **719 people in 186 households**, the 44th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 719people (2011)
- 186households
- 72.5%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Punchhi PIN code and other codes

Punchhi falls in Chandia sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockUmaria
- Census village code467770

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

## How far is Punchhi from nearby towns?

- Chandia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Umaria (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chandia (nearest town)15 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 Punchhi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Punchhi; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kodia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umaria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Punchhi known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 80% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Punchhi

Of every 100 households in Punchhi in 2011, 73 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Punchhi · ■ Chandia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**52%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**47%

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 Punchhi?

■ Punchhi · ■ Chandia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**928

Working population ****62.4%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 58.2% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 434 (97%)

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 Chandia

- Chhataini781 people
- Semdari779 people
- Barauda738 people
- Jhala735 people
- Guda718 people
- Majhgawan705 people
- Atariya690 people
- Tala671 people

[All 153 villages in Chandia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/chandia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Punchhi from Umaria?35 km by road
- What is the population of Punchhi?719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punchhi in?Umaria district (Chandia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Punchhi?72.5% (Census 2011)