# Gaigohan Village, Umreth, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Umreth, Chhindwara 

# Gaigohan

Gaigohan is a village in Umreth sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,065 people in 195 households**, the 30th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 1,065people (2011)
- 195households
- 61.4%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Gaigohan PIN code and other codes

Gaigohan falls in Umreth sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494834

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

## How far is Gaigohan from nearby towns?

- Umreth (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)18 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)18 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 Gaigohan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Gaigohan known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and wheat**. About 62% of the 389 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Gaigohan

Of every 100 households in Gaigohan in 2011, 57 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaigohan · ■ Umreth rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****44%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****26%**

**58%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gaigohan?

■ Gaigohan · ■ Umreth rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**927

Working population ****49.5%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 52.2% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 241 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (9%) · **■** Marginal 184 (35%)

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 Umreth

- Patha1,136 people
- Mandai Mal1,134 people
- Sonapipari1,102 people
- Tighara1,081 people
- Parsoli1,065 people
- Satnoor1,049 people
- Bhawada1,040 people
- Mothar1,013 people

[All 101 villages in Umreth](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/umreth/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaigohan from Chhindwara?18 km by road
- What is the population of Gaigohan?1,065 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaigohan in?Chhindwara district (Umreth sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaigohan?61.4% (Census 2011)