# Pahara Village, Gaurihar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/gaurihar/pahara/ Village · Gaurihar, Chhatarpur # Pahara Pahara is a village in Gaurihar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,075 people in 1,128 households**, the 4th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 5,075people (2011) - 1,128households - 69.8%literacy - 850females per 1,000 males ## Pahara PIN code and other codes Pahara falls in Gaurihar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockGaurihar - Census village code457436 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pahara from nearby towns? - Gaurihar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Chhatarpur (district HQ)110 km by road - Banda (nearest town)20 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 Pahara? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Pahara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Banda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhatarpur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Pahara known for? About 88% of the 2,142 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Pahara Of every 100 households in Pahara in 2011, 12 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pahara · ■ Gaurihar rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **14% Toilet within the home ****14%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****20%** **26% Television ****7%** **8% Mobile phone ****26%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****54%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **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 Pahara? ■ Pahara · ■ Gaurihar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850** **858 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **896 Working population ****42.7%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 57.5% for women. 52% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 403 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 393 (18%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 292 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,062 (49%) 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 - Sarwai6,578 people - Khaddi5,471 people - Gaurihar5,128 people - Gahbara4,091 people - Seelap3,753 people - Mudahara3,708 people - Thakurra3,636 people [All 151 villages in Gaurihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/gaurihar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pahara from Chhatarpur?110 km by road - What is the population of Pahara?5,075 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pahara in?Chhatarpur district (Gaurihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pahara?69.8% (Census 2011)