# Raichour Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Raichour

Raichour is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 72 households**, the 111th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 331people (2011)
- 72households
- 53.2%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Raichour PIN code and other codes

Raichour falls in Bijawar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458365

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

## How far is Raichour from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)84 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)47 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 Raichour?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Raichour; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bijawar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Raichour known for?

About 13% of the 827 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Raichour

Of every 100 households in Raichour in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raichour · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****97%**

**39%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****92%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Raichour?

■ Raichour · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**934

Working population ****53.5%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 42.6% for women. 52% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 176 (99%)

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 Bijawar

- Bila339 people
- Mangalpurwa336 people
- Madelanpura333 people
- Kakra332 people
- Kota317 people
- Gopalpura311 people
- Bhorkhuwa310 people
- Maharkhuwa309 people

[All 168 villages in Bijawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bijawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raichour from Chhatarpur?84 km by road
- What is the population of Raichour?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raichour in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raichour?53.2% (Census 2011)