# Khurda Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/khurda/ Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur # Khurda Khurda is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,222 people in 241 households**, the 35th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 1,222people (2011) - 241households - 67.2%literacy - 880females per 1,000 males ## Khurda PIN code and other codes Khurda falls in Nowgong sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockNowgong - Census village code457743 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khurda from nearby towns? - Nowgong (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Chhatarpur (district HQ)36 km by road - Nowgong (nearest town)14 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 Khurda? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Khurda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nowgong - ○Degree college10+ km · Nowgong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Khurda known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 49% of the 855 hectares of village land is sown, and 361 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 Khurda Of every 100 households in Khurda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Khurda · ■ Nowgong rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **36% Toilet within the home ****3%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****20%** **53% Television ****9%** **19% Mobile phone ****60%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **21% 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 Khurda? ■ Khurda · ■ Nowgong rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **61.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745** **890 Working population ****52.9%** **44.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 57.9% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 264 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (18%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 226 (35%) 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 Nowgong - Barat1,303 people - Chandora1,263 people - Pannpura1,252 people - Ragoli1,237 people - Mabaiya1,205 people - Gudho1,194 people - Ama1,186 people - Madarka1,132 people [All 80 villages in Nowgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khurda from Chhatarpur?36 km by road - What is the population of Khurda?1,222 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khurda in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khurda?67.2% (Census 2011)