# Gurragusai Village, Tirodi, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Tirodi, Balaghat 

# Gurragusai

Gurragusai is a village in Tirodi sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **488 people in 119 households**, the 45th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 488people (2011)
- 119households
- 68.1%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Gurragusai PIN code and other codes

Gurragusai falls in Tirodi sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKatangi
- Census village code497365

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

## How far is Gurragusai from nearby towns?

- Tirodi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)65 km by road
- Katangi (nearest town)19 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 Gurragusai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paraswadaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Gurragusai known for?

About 59% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Gurragusai

Of every 100 households in Gurragusai in 2011, 74 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gurragusai · ■ Tirodi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**47%

Television ****26%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Gurragusai?

■ Gurragusai · ■ Tirodi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**971

Working population ****55.5%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 62.2% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 187 (69%) · **■** Other work 24 (9%) · **■** Marginal 60 (22%)

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 Tirodi

- Jamrapani524 people
- Bhondki517 people
- Hirapur507 people
- Khairlanji494 people
- Kisanpura449 people
- Dulhapur434 people
- Dongargaon379 people
- Kosamtola365 people

[All 73 villages in Tirodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/tirodi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gurragusai from Balaghat?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gurragusai?488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurragusai in?Balaghat district (Tirodi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gurragusai?68.1% (Census 2011)