# Gaurari Village, Maharajpur, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/gaurari/ Village · Maharajpur, Chhatarpur # Gaurari Gaurari is a village in Maharajpur sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,607 people in 297 households**, the 16th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 1,607people (2011) - 297households - 57.8%literacy - 906females per 1,000 males ## Gaurari PIN code and other codes Gaurari falls in Maharajpur sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockNowgong - Census village code457774 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaurari from nearby towns? - Maharajpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Chhatarpur (district HQ)21 km by road - Maharajpur (nearest town)4 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 Gaurari? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gaurari; 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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gari Malahara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Maharajpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 14 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 Gaurari known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 70% of the 576 hectares of village land is sown, and 367 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 Gaurari Of every 100 households in Gaurari in 2011, 87 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gaurari · ■ Maharajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **55% Toilet within the home ****6%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****64%** **47% Television ****28%** **20% Mobile phone ****66%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **18% Own their home ****97%** **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 Gaurari? ■ Gaurari · ■ Maharajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **58.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **891 Working population ****48.1%** **46.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 43.7% for women. 52% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 297 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 146 (19%) · **■** Marginal 98 (13%) 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 Maharajpur - Budrakh1,776 people - Sela1,699 people - Dilniya1,693 people - Dhigpura1,682 people - Mukharra1,583 people - Padwaha1,540 people - Bikora1,536 people - Sindukhi1,514 people [All 46 villages in Maharajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gaurari from Chhatarpur?21 km by road - What is the population of Gaurari?1,607 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaurari in?Chhatarpur district (Maharajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gaurari?57.8% (Census 2011)