# Gugwara Village, Buxwaha, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Buxwaha, Chhatarpur 

# Gugwara

Gugwara is a village in Buxwaha sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,381 people in 312 households**, the 11th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,381people (2011)
- 312households
- 64.5%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Gugwara PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBuxwaha
- Census village code458479

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

## How far is Gugwara from nearby towns?

- Buxwaha (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)117 km by road
- Buxwaha (nearest town)17 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 Gugwara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gugwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) 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

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Gugwara known for?

The main crops are **wheat and soyabean**. About 64% of the 840 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Gugwara

Of every 100 households in Gugwara in 2011, 56 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gugwara · ■ Buxwaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**33%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**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 Gugwara?

■ Gugwara · ■ Buxwaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**908

Working population ****53.4%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 51.9% for women. 55% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 449 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (20%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 110 (15%)

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

- Nibar2,045 people
- Saidara1,927 people
- Deori1,920 people
- Khamariya1,445 people
- Sujara1,231 people
- Dhimarwa1,228 people
- Majhaguwan Ghati1,221 people
- Dharampura1,204 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gugwara from Chhatarpur?117 km by road
- What is the population of Gugwara?1,381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gugwara in?Chhatarpur district (Buxwaha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gugwara?64.5% (Census 2011)