# Dhurara Village, Gaurihar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gaurihar, Chhatarpur 

# Dhurara

Dhurara is a village in Gaurihar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **763 people in 137 households**, the 86th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 763people (2011)
- 137households
- 47.3%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Dhurara PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGaurihar
- Census village code457505

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

## How far is Dhurara from nearby towns?

- Gaurihar (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Laundi (nearest town)42 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 Dhurara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhurara; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarwai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Laundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhatarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Dhurara known for?

About 38% of the 302 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 Dhurara

Of every 100 households in Dhurara in 2011, 6 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhurara · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**89%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****6%**

**26%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**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 Dhurara?

■ Dhurara · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**858

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**896

Working population ****53.3%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.7% for men and 40.2% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 151 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (34%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 111 (27%)

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

- Padariya784 people
- Hajipur781 people
- Chauhani772 people
- Udaypur767 people
- Chukahata738 people
- Rampur720 people
- Kalyanpur707 people
- Banyani697 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhurara from Chhatarpur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Dhurara?763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhurara in?Chhatarpur district (Gaurihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhurara?47.3% (Census 2011)