# Mahoba Village, Gaurihar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gaurihar, Chhatarpur 

# Mahoba

Mahoba is a village in Gaurihar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,239 people in 239 households**, the 55th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 1,239people (2011)
- 239households
- 63.3%literacy
- 852females per 1,000 males

## Mahoba PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGaurihar
- Census village code457475

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

## How far is Mahoba from nearby towns?

- Gaurihar (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)108 km by road
- Chandla (nearest town)26 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 Mahoba?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahoba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarwai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Laundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Mahoba known for?

About 56% of the 926 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 Mahoba

Of every 100 households in Mahoba in 2011, 7 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahoba · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****49%**

**26%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Mahoba?

■ Mahoba · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**858

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**896

Working population ****43.4%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 51.5% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (28%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 147 (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

- Karhari1,336 people
- Pachbara1,324 people
- Balrampur1,284 people
- Basrahi1,252 people
- Sichahri1,233 people
- Bijasin1,223 people
- Alipura1,201 people
- Dhawari1,162 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahoba from Chhatarpur?108 km by road
- What is the population of Mahoba?1,239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahoba in?Chhatarpur district (Gaurihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahoba?63.3% (Census 2011)