# Chaurai Village, Buxwaha, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Buxwaha, Chhatarpur 

# Chaurai

Chaurai is a village in Buxwaha sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,130 people in 277 households**, the 20th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,130people (2011)
- 277households
- 59.8%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Chaurai PIN code and other codes

Chaurai falls in Buxwaha sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBuxwaha
- Census village code458486

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

## How far is Chaurai from nearby towns?

- Buxwaha (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)115 km by road
- Banda (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 Chaurai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chaurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Chaurai known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 16% of the 647 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 Chaurai

Of every 100 households in Chaurai in 2011, 13 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chaurai · ■ Buxwaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**29%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**15%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****41%**

**33%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**49%

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 Chaurai?

■ Chaurai · ■ Buxwaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1189**

**908

Working population ****56.1%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 48.3% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (5%) · **■** Household industry 25 (4%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 435 (69%)

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 Buxwaha

- Mahuta1,195 people
- Luhani1,176 people
- Gadhoi1,171 people
- Gadhi Semara1,136 people
- Ghaughara1,110 people
- Chachaisemra1,055 people
- Sunahara1,036 people
- Kishunpura1,001 people

[All 131 villages in Buxwaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/buxwaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaurai from Chhatarpur?115 km by road
- What is the population of Chaurai?1,130 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaurai in?Chhatarpur district (Buxwaha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaurai?59.8% (Census 2011)