# Kurraha Village, Maharajpur, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/kurraha/ Village · Maharajpur, Chhatarpur # Kurraha Kurraha is a village in Maharajpur sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **7,422 people in 1,395 households**, the 1st largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 7,422people (2011) - 1,395households - 61.9%literacy - 873females per 1,000 males ## Kurraha PIN code and other codes Kurraha falls in Maharajpur sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockNowgong - Census village code457768 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurraha from nearby towns? - Maharajpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Chhatarpur (district HQ)22 km by road - Garhi Malhera (nearest town)5 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 Kurraha? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Kurraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gdhimalhara - ○Degree college10+ km · Mharajpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Kurraha known for? The main crops are **wheat, urad and chana**. About 57% of the 3,108 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,054 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 Kurraha Of every 100 households in Kurraha in 2011, 64 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kurraha · ■ Maharajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **55% Toilet within the home ****9%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **94% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****33%** **47% Television ****23%** **20% Mobile phone ****55%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **18% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kurraha? ■ Kurraha · ■ Maharajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **58.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **891 Working population ****46.1%** **46.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.1% for men and 49.2% for women. 50% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,191 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 711 (21%) · **■** Household industry 47 (1%) · **■** Other work 345 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,131 (33%) 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 - Tatam5,494 people - Ujara3,524 people - Urdmau3,067 people - Mankari2,543 people [All 46 villages in Maharajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kurraha from Chhatarpur?22 km by road - What is the population of Kurraha?7,422 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurraha in?Chhatarpur district (Maharajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kurraha?61.9% (Census 2011)