# Gowari Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Gowari

Gowari is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **957 people in 192 households**, the 88th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 957people (2011)
- 192households
- 85.8%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Gowari PIN code and other codes

Gowari falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBirsa
- Census village code498157

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

## How far is Gowari from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)121 km by road
- Malajkhand (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 Gowari?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gowari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mandrai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Gowari known for?

The main crops are **dhan and makka**. About 33% of the 567 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Gowari

Of every 100 households in Gowari in 2011, 92 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gowari · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**93%

Tap water ****7%**

**4%

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

**13%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****70%**

**30%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gowari?

■ Gowari · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1157**

**981

Working population ****60.0%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 79.6% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 449 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (8%) · **■** Marginal 66 (11%)

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 Baihar

- Bakharikona993 people
- Katangi970 people
- Mohrai967 people
- Adori966 people
- Chakarwahi947 people
- Salghat943 people
- Borkheda931 people
- Mana926 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gowari from Balaghat?121 km by road
- What is the population of Gowari?957 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gowari in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gowari?85.8% (Census 2011)