Village · Shahpur, Betul
# Gaunapura

Gaunapura is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 326 people in 57 households, the 100th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.
- 326 people (2011)
- 57 households
- 59.7% literacy
- 918 females per 1,000 males

## Gaunapura PIN code and other codes

Gaunapura falls in Shahpur sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shahpur
- Census village code 486071

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gaunapura from nearby towns?
- Shahpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Betul (district HQ) 50 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gaunapura?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gaunapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhopal
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gaunapura known for?

About 68% of the 506 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gaunapura

Of every 100 households in Gaunapura in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaunapura · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 51%
- Toilet within the home 0% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 87%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 93% 65%
- Television 5% 12%
- Mobile phone 4% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 19% 46%
- Own their home 100% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gaunapura?

■ Gaunapura · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.7% 58.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 986
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 870 962
- Working population 43.9% 50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 52.2% for women. 55% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 47 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (3%) · ■ Other work 5 (3%) · ■ Marginal 86 (60%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpur
- Sitadongari 343 people
- Khaprawadi 335 people
- Tetar Mal 331 people
- Kamthi 327 people
- Koyal Buddi 326 people
- Jhilpa 321 people
- Ranapura 321 people
- Jamnagri 309 people

All 131 villages in Shahpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Gaunapura from Betul? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Gaunapura? 326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaunapura in? Betul district (Shahpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaunapura? 59.7% (Census 2011)

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