# Gumgaon Damaghir Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/gumgaon-damaghir/ Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Gumgaon Damaghir Gumgaon Damaghir is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,737 people in 368 households**, the 16th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,737people (2011) - 368households - 67.7%literacy - 917females per 1,000 males ## Gumgaon Damaghir PIN code and other codes Gumgaon Damaghir falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChaurai - Census village code494353 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gumgaon Damaghir from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)35 km by road - Chaurai Khas (nearest town)30 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 Gumgaon Damaghir? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Gumgaon Damaghir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 school5–10 km · Chand - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 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 Gumgaon Damaghir known for? About 56% of the 801 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Gumgaon Damaghir Of every 100 households in Gumgaon Damaghir in 2011, 80 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gumgaon Damaghir · ■ Chaurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **70% Toilet within the home ****10%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **88% Tap water ****72%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****31%** **36% Television ****13%** **20% Mobile phone ****25%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****54%** **46% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Gumgaon Damaghir? ■ Gumgaon Damaghir · ■ Chaurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **941 Working population ****42.0%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 58.6% for women. 56% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 214 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (49%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (8%) · **■** Marginal 97 (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 Chaurai - Siregaon1,961 people - Jhilmili1,938 people - Machaghora1,927 people - Parsoli1,792 people - Dungaria1,732 people - Titri1,725 people - Paladaun1,719 people - Sidap1,673 people [All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gumgaon Damaghir from Chhindwara?35 km by road - What is the population of Gumgaon Damaghir?1,737 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gumgaon Damaghir in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gumgaon Damaghir?67.7% (Census 2011)