# Sarwai Village, Gaurihar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/gaurihar/sarwai/ Village · Gaurihar, Chhatarpur # Sarwai Sarwai is a village in Gaurihar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,578 people in 1,329 households**, the 1st largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 6,578people (2011) - 1,329households - 75.4%literacy - 890females per 1,000 males ## Sarwai PIN code and other codes Sarwai falls in Gaurihar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockGaurihar - Census village code457495 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarwai from nearby towns? - Gaurihar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Chhatarpur (district HQ)98 km by road - Laundi (nearest town)35 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 Sarwai? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Sarwai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 8 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 7 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Sarwai known for? About 80% of the 1,780 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Sarwai Of every 100 households in Sarwai in 2011, 44 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sarwai · ■ Gaurihar rural average Electricity for lighting ****44%** **14% Toilet within the home ****33%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **99% Use banking services ****44%** **26% Television ****23%** **8% Mobile phone ****51%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **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 Sarwai? ■ Sarwai · ■ Gaurihar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **858 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **896 Working population ****38.0%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 66.6% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 594 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (14%) · **■** Household industry 134 (5%) · **■** Other work 928 (37%) · **■** Marginal 497 (20%) 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 - Khaddi5,471 people - Gaurihar5,128 people - Pahara5,075 people - Gahbara4,091 people [All 151 villages in Gaurihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/gaurihar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sarwai from Chhatarpur?98 km by road - What is the population of Sarwai?6,578 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarwai in?Chhatarpur district (Gaurihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sarwai?75.4% (Census 2011)