# Saurai Village, Ghuwara, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Ghuwara, Chhatarpur 

# Saurai

Saurai is a village in Ghuwara sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **944 people in 204 households**, the 36th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 944people (2011)
- 204households
- 67.0%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Saurai PIN code and other codes

Saurai falls in Ghuwara sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBada Malhera
- Census village code458247

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

## How far is Saurai from nearby towns?

- Ghuwara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Ghuwara (nearest town)10 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 Saurai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Saurai; 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghurwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghuwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Saurai known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, urad and wheat**. About 83% of the 598 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Saurai

Of every 100 households in Saurai in 2011, 48 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saurai · ■ Ghuwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**30%

Television ****19%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**44%

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 Saurai?

■ Saurai · ■ Ghuwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156**

**891

Working population ****48.8%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 56.0% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (10%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 280 (61%)

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 Ghuwara

- Hansari1,018 people
- Kudela1,013 people
- Badera972 people
- Bamhori Khurd952 people
- Amarwa911 people
- Dongarpura905 people
- Tikariya785 people
- Richhara682 people

[All 55 villages in Ghuwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/ghuwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saurai from Chhatarpur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Saurai?944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saurai in?Chhatarpur district (Ghuwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saurai?67.0% (Census 2011)