# Powanpar Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur 

# Powanpar

Powanpar is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **237 people in 66 households**, the 97th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 237people (2011)
- 66households
- 64.8%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Powanpar PIN code and other codes

Powanpar falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBrahmapuri
- Census village code540835

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

## How far is Powanpar from nearby towns?

- Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)128 km by road
- Brahmapuri (nearest town)31 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 Powanpar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Powanpar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gangalwadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Armori
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Powanpar known for?

About 47% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Powanpar

Of every 100 households in Powanpar in 2011, 71 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Powanpar · ■ Brahmapuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

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

**19%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****89%**

**57%

Television ****17%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Powanpar?

■ Powanpar · ■ Brahmapuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**963

Working population ****63.3%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 55.9% for women. 62% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 56 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (59%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%)

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 Brahmapuri

- Uchali330 people
- Gaidongari Tukum300 people
- Parsodi Jani299 people
- Parsodi273 people
- Gawarla Chak233 people
- Belgaon Kh188 people
- Beldati171 people
- Chitak Bodra Navegaon163 people

[All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Powanpar from Chandrapur?128 km by road
- What is the population of Powanpar?237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Powanpar in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Powanpar?64.8% (Census 2011)