Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara
# Gagori

Gagori is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 550 people in 105 households, the 120th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.
- 550 people (2011)
- 105 households
- 45.7% literacy
- 1,007 females per 1,000 males

## Gagori PIN code and other codes

Gagori falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Amarwara
- Census village code 493931

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gagori from nearby towns?
- Amarwara (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gagori?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gagori; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Amarwara
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Amarwara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gagori known for?

The main crops are soyabean, makka and wheat. About 70% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gagori

Of every 100 households in Gagori in 2011, 57 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gagori · ■ Amarwara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 57% 66%
- Toilet within the home 4% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 92%
- Tap water 0% 20%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 98% 54%
- Television 6% 12%
- Mobile phone 7% 19%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 38% 51%
- Own their home 95% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gagori?

■ Gagori · ■ Amarwara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.7% 64.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 780 970
- Working population 56.9% 51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.5% for men and 40.2% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 78 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 56 (18%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 15 (5%) · ■ Marginal 163 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Amarwara
- Thavri Khurd 566 people
- Putarra 562 people
- Dhaturiya 558 people
- Kursipar 551 people
- Bangla Mal. 544 people
- Khamra Adku 542 people
- Dhanda 538 people
- Sagonia 538 people

All 150 villages in Amarwara

## Quick answers
- How far is Gagori from Chhindwara? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Gagori? 550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gagori in? Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gagori? 45.7% (Census 2011)

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