# Gurha Kalan Village, Laundi, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/laundi/gurha-kalan/ Village · Laundi, Chhatarpur # Gurha Kalan Gurha Kalan is a village in Laundi sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,222 people in 672 households**, the 5th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 3,222people (2011) - 672households - 62.1%literacy - 804females per 1,000 males ## Gurha Kalan PIN code and other codes Gurha Kalan falls in Laundi sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockLaundi - Census village code457565 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gurha Kalan from nearby towns? - Laundi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Chhatarpur (district HQ)60 km by road - Laundi (nearest town)3 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 Gurha Kalan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gurha Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lodi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Laundi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhatarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Gurha Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and mustard**. About 52% of the 1,100 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Gurha Kalan Of every 100 households in Gurha Kalan in 2011, 17 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gurha Kalan · ■ Laundi rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **23% Toilet within the home ****9%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****30%** **35% Television ****7%** **10% Mobile phone ****46%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **30% 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 Gurha Kalan? ■ Gurha Kalan · ■ Laundi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****804** **866 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **908 Working population ****35.0%** **46.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 51.9% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 467 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (28%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (3%) · **■** Marginal 288 (26%) 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 Laundi - Jyoraha4,340 people - Patha3,943 people - Aktoha3,788 people - Didwara3,356 people - Bamhori Purwa2,979 people - Chithari2,902 people - Bagmau2,889 people - Peera2,406 people [All 69 villages in Laundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/laundi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gurha Kalan from Chhatarpur?60 km by road - What is the population of Gurha Kalan?3,222 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurha Kalan in?Chhatarpur district (Laundi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gurha Kalan?62.1% (Census 2011)