# Saurai Village, Buxwaha, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Buxwaha, Chhatarpur 

# Saurai

Saurai is a village in Buxwaha sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **338 people in 78 households**, the 73rd largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 338people (2011)
- 78households
- 73.9%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Saurai PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBuxwaha
- Census village code458535

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

## How far is Saurai from nearby towns?

- Buxwaha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)112 km by road
- Buxwaha (nearest town)12 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 Saurai?

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

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 waterhand pumps

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 Saurai known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 29% of the 520 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Saurai

Of every 100 households in Saurai in 2011, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saurai · ■ Buxwaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****60%**

**33%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****6%**

**49%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Saurai?

■ Saurai · ■ Buxwaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**908

Working population ****40.8%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 64.5% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (39%) · **■** Other work 9 (7%) · **■** Marginal 30 (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 Buxwaha

- Jagara380 people
- Tilai369 people
- Sahpura355 people
- Malar342 people
- Chopra311 people
- Majhguwan Ser311 people
- Bagaroha308 people
- Jamun Jhiri307 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Saurai from Chhatarpur?112 km by road
- What is the population of Saurai?338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saurai in?Chhatarpur district (Buxwaha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saurai?73.9% (Census 2011)