# Gunguch Village, Harrai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Harrai, Chhindwara 

# Gunguch

Gunguch is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **730 people in 156 households**, the 59th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 730people (2011)
- 156households
- 40.0%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Gunguch PIN code and other codes

Gunguch falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarrai
- Census village code494206

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gunguch from nearby towns?

- Harrai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)87 km by road
- Harrai (nearest town)20 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 Gunguch?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gorpani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Harrai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Gunguch known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 51% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Gunguch

Of every 100 households in Gunguch in 2011, 48 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gunguch · ■ Harrai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****93%**

**72%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****94%**

**65%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gunguch?

■ Gunguch · ■ Harrai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.0%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**954

Working population ****56.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.9% for men and 30.6% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 114 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (29%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 173 (42%)

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 Harrai

- Ankhawadi761 people
- Sajwa760 people
- Budhena751 people
- Karaiya739 people
- Basuriya Kalan724 people
- Sagoniya710 people
- Kachmara705 people
- Tendni685 people

[All 218 villages in Harrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gunguch from Chhindwara?87 km by road
- What is the population of Gunguch?730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gunguch in?Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gunguch?40.0% (Census 2011)