# Panch Amba Village, Nawapur, Nandurbar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Nawapur, Nandurbar 

# Panch Amba

Panch Amba is a village in Nawapur sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **478 people in 135 households**, the 149th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 478people (2011)
- 135households
- 56.4%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Panch Amba PIN code and other codes

Panch Amba falls in Nawapur sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNawapur
- Census village code525842

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

## How far is Panch Amba from nearby towns?

- Nawapur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)67 km by road
- Nawapur (nearest town)12 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 Panch Amba?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Panch Amba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amvan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Panch Amba known for?

The main crops are **rice and cotton**. About 97% of the 572 hectares of village land is sown, and 545 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 Panch Amba

Of every 100 households in Panch Amba in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panch Amba · ■ Nawapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**67%

Tap water ****51%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**29%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****9%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****75%**

**65%

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 Panch Amba?

■ Panch Amba · ■ Nawapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**972

Working population ****68.8%**

**58.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 47.5% for women. 69% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (8%) · **■** Marginal 82 (25%)

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 Nawapur

- Bandharfali550 people
- Kokniwada525 people
- Palipada494 people
- Shetgaon482 people
- Kukaran463 people
- Unchishevdi444 people
- Dhavalipada429 people
- Payarvihir373 people

[All 161 villages in Nawapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nawapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Panch Amba from Nandurbar?67 km by road
- What is the population of Panch Amba?478 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panch Amba in?Nandurbar district (Nawapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Panch Amba?56.4% (Census 2011)