# Ahirgawan Village, Pushparajgarh, Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pushparajgarh, Anuppur 

# Ahirgawan

Ahirgawan is a village in Pushparajgarh sub-district of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **686 people in 133 households**, the 139th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 686people (2011)
- 133households
- 51.6%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Ahirgawan PIN code and other codes

Ahirgawan falls in Pushparajgarh sub-district, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPushparajgarh
- Census village code502053

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

## How far is Ahirgawan from nearby towns?

- Pushparajgarh (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Anuppur (district HQ)92 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)24 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 Ahirgawan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ahirgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahdol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 tanks / ponds

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 Ahirgawan known for?

About 30% of the 888 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ahirgawan

Of every 100 households in Ahirgawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ahirgawan · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****97%**

**78%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**63%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ahirgawan?

■ Ahirgawan · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**953

Working population ****64.4%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 45.4% for women. 63% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (45%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 55 (12%)

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 Pushparajgarh

- Bagharra716 people
- Padri714 people
- Pathaiti708 people
- Kasturi702 people
- Jatanga676 people
- Bhalu Chuwa675 people
- Malaiki669 people
- Payari668 people

[All 271 villages in Pushparajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ahirgawan from Anuppur?92 km by road
- What is the population of Ahirgawan?686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahirgawan in?Anuppur district (Pushparajgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ahirgawan?51.6% (Census 2011)