# Baruwa Village, Gaurihar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gaurihar, Chhatarpur 

# Baruwa

Baruwa is a village in Gaurihar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **599 people in 103 households**, the 95th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 599people (2011)
- 103households
- 76.4%literacy
- 832females per 1,000 males

## Baruwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGaurihar
- Census village code457397

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

## How far is Baruwa from nearby towns?

- Gaurihar (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)92 km by road
- Chandla (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 Baruwa?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Baruwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Laundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhatarpur
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Baruwa known for?

About 61% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Baruwa

Of every 100 households in Baruwa in 2011, 25 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baruwa · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****11%**

**26%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Baruwa?

■ Baruwa · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**858

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**896

Working population ****52.8%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 64.4% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 170 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (34%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 39 (12%)

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

- Maharajpur683 people
- Barband626 people
- Jaibaran621 people
- Dadutal603 people
- Phattepur590 people
- Ranibag554 people
- Joga550 people
- Bachhera Khera537 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Baruwa from Chhatarpur?92 km by road
- What is the population of Baruwa?599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baruwa in?Chhatarpur district (Gaurihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baruwa?76.4% (Census 2011)