# Thakurra Village, Gaurihar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gaurihar, Chhatarpur 

# Thakurra

Thakurra is a village in Gaurihar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,636 people in 844 households**, the 8th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 3,636people (2011)
- 844households
- 65.3%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Thakurra PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGaurihar
- Census village code457445

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

## How far is Thakurra from nearby towns?

- Gaurihar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)100 km by road
- Banda (nearest town)40 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 Thakurra?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Thakurra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Laundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Thakurra known for?

About 60% of the 2,726 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 Thakurra

Of every 100 households in Thakurra in 2011, 14 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thakurra · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****18%**

**5%

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

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**26%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Thakurra?

■ Thakurra · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**858

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1173**

**896

Working population ****49.2%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 51.9% for women. 54% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 594 (33%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 173 (10%) · **■** Marginal 831 (46%)

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

- Pahara5,075 people
- Gahbara4,091 people
- Seelap3,753 people
- Mudahara3,708 people
- Prakash Bamhauri3,080 people
- Goyra3,055 people
- Manuriya2,844 people
- Palta2,843 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Thakurra from Chhatarpur?100 km by road
- What is the population of Thakurra?3,636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thakurra in?Chhatarpur district (Gaurihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thakurra?65.3% (Census 2011)