# Abhau Village, Gaurihar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gaurihar, Chhatarpur 

# Abhau

Abhau is a village in Gaurihar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,874 people in 363 households**, the 30th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 1,874people (2011)
- 363households
- 63.0%literacy
- 825females per 1,000 males

## Abhau PIN code and other codes

Abhau falls in Gaurihar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGaurihar
- Census village code457417

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

## How far is Abhau from nearby towns?

- Gaurihar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)95 km by road
- Laundi (nearest town)30 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 Abhau?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Abhau; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barigarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Laundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhatarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Abhau known for?

About 75% of the 865 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 Abhau

Of every 100 households in Abhau in 2011, 42 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Abhau · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**89%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****52%**

**26%

Television ****21%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Abhau?

■ Abhau · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825**

**858

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**896

Working population ****49.9%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 52.9% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 327 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 409 (44%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 137 (15%) · **■** Marginal 42 (4%)

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 Gaurihar

- Mahoi Kalan2,172 people
- Kandela2,138 people
- Ghatra2,117 people
- Naharpur2,101 people
- Kishunpur1,825 people
- Chitahari1,804 people
- Barua1,765 people
- Tikari1,698 people

[All 151 villages in Gaurihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/gaurihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Abhau from Chhatarpur?95 km by road
- What is the population of Abhau?1,874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Abhau in?Chhatarpur district (Gaurihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Abhau?63.0% (Census 2011)