# Sihora Mal. Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/sihora-mal/ Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Sihora Mal. Sihora Mal. is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,466 people in 298 households**, the 27th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,466people (2011) - 298households - 75.4%literacy - 884females per 1,000 males ## Sihora Mal. PIN code and other codes Sihora Mal. falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChaurai - Census village code494312 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sihora Mal. from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)25 km by road - Chaurai Khas (nearest town)10 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 Sihora Mal.? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sihora Mal.; 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 · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhilmili - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Sihora Mal. known for? The main crops are **soyabean, tuar and makka**. About 69% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Sihora Mal. Of every 100 households in Sihora Mal. in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sihora Mal. · ■ Chaurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **70% Toilet within the home ****10%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **88% Tap water ****17%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **95% Use banking services ****31%** **36% Television ****19%** **20% Mobile phone ****22%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****60%** **46% Own their home ****87%** **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 Sihora Mal.? ■ Sihora Mal. · ■ Chaurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **941 Working population ****41.4%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 65.6% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 145 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (36%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 115 (19%) · **■** Marginal 123 (20%) 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 - Morkha1,564 people - Sajpani1,529 people - Siras1,512 people - Badiwara1,502 people - Bamhnitora Mohgaon1,437 people - Salai Chhindi1,412 people - Keolari Sambha1,397 people - Bijhawara1,378 people [All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sihora Mal. from Chhindwara?25 km by road - What is the population of Sihora Mal.?1,466 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sihora Mal. in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sihora Mal.?75.4% (Census 2011)