# Khakra Chourai Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/khakra-chourai/ Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara # Khakra Chourai Khakra Chourai is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,970 people in 388 households**, the 11th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 1,970people (2011) - 388households - 70.9%literacy - 911females per 1,000 males ## Khakra Chourai PIN code and other codes Khakra Chourai falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockAmarwara - Census village code493917 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khakra Chourai from nearby towns? - Amarwara (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)21 km by road - Amarwara (nearest town)21 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 Khakra Chourai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Khakra Chourai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Khakra Chourai known for? The main crops are **makka, soyabean and wheat**. About 55% of the 1,058 hectares of village land is sown, and 242 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 Khakra Chourai Of every 100 households in Khakra Chourai in 2011, 79 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khakra Chourai · ■ Amarwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **66% Toilet within the home ****7%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **92% Tap water ****64%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****46%** **54% Television ****14%** **12% Mobile phone ****19%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****48%** **51% Own their home ****89%** **94% 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 Khakra Chourai? ■ Khakra Chourai · ■ Amarwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730** **970 Working population ****40.2%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 58.2% for women. 51% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 258 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (28%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (9%) · **■** Marginal 236 (30%) 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 Amarwara - Barah Hira2,196 people - Bineki2,100 people - Dhasanwada2,037 people - Kahua1,986 people - Banka Mukasa1,951 people - Sonpur1,934 people - Saliwada Sharda1,892 people - Sukhari Kalan1,850 people [All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khakra Chourai from Chhindwara?21 km by road - What is the population of Khakra Chourai?1,970 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khakra Chourai in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khakra Chourai?70.9% (Census 2011)