# Gurarkheda Village, Handiya, Harda (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Handiya, Harda 

# Gurarkheda

Gurarkheda is a village in Handiya sub-district of Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **392 people in 80 households**, the 64th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 392people (2011)
- 80households
- 74.7%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Gurarkheda PIN code and other codes

Gurarkheda falls in Handiya sub-district, Harda district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarda
- Census village code486901

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

## How far is Gurarkheda from nearby towns?

- Handiya (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Harda (district HQ)19 km by road
- Harda (nearest town)19 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 Gurarkheda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gurarkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Harda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Harda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harda
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 12 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 Gurarkheda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean and chana**. About 73% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Gurarkheda

Of every 100 households in Gurarkheda in 2011, 96 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gurarkheda · ■ Handiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**66%

Tap water ****40%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**90%

Use banking services ****42%**

**42%

Television ****22%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****43%**

**30%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Gurarkheda?

■ Gurarkheda · ■ Handiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**923

Working population ****39.3%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 62.6% for women. 55% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (16%) · **■** Marginal 9 (6%)

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 Handiya

- Gaula442 people
- Uchan416 people
- Gadrapur Damami415 people
- Ajnai402 people
- Gangiya Khedi386 people
- Chhidgaon332 people
- Semgudmal328 people
- Domri Khurd321 people

[All 110 villages in Handiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/handiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gurarkheda from Harda?19 km by road
- What is the population of Gurarkheda?392 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurarkheda in?Harda district (Handiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gurarkheda?74.7% (Census 2011)