Village · Shahpura, Dindori # Kauajhir Mal. Kauajhir Mal. is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 964 people in 261 households, the 56th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%. - 964 people (2011) - 261 households - 63.9% literacy - 988 females per 1,000 males ## Kauajhir Mal. PIN code and other codes Kauajhir Mal. falls in Shahpura sub-district, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Shahpura - Census village code 491567 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kauajhir Mal. from nearby towns? - Shahpura (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Dindori (district HQ) 78 km by road - Shahpura (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kauajhir Mal.? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kauajhir Mal.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Manikpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shahpura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpura - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kauajhir Mal. known for? The main crops are dhan, makka and wheat. About 52% of the 655 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kauajhir Mal. Of every 100 households in Kauajhir Mal. in 2011, 26 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kauajhir Mal. · ■ Shahpura rural average - Electricity for lighting 26% 39% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 100% 80% - Television 0% 4% - Mobile phone 0% 8% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 91% 75% - Own their home 92% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kauajhir Mal.? ■ Kauajhir Mal. · ■ Shahpura rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.9% 59.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 988 1006 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 967 - Working population 56.5% 57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 46.2% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 20 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 348 (64%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 45 (8%) · ■ Marginal 130 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura - Badjhar Mal. 983 people - Harratola 980 people - Kukarra Ryt. 979 people - Bastara Mal. 976 people - Jaitpuri Ryt. 961 people - Bulda Mal. 948 people - Bhodasaj Mal. 945 people - Khajari Mal. 941 people All 316 villages in Shahpura ## Quick answers - How far is Kauajhir Mal. from Dindori? 78 km by road - What is the population of Kauajhir Mal.? 964 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kauajhir Mal. in? Dindori district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kauajhir Mal.? 63.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/kauajhir-mal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.