# Chourahet Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/chourahet/ Village · Babai, Hoshangabad # Chourahet Chourahet is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,241 people in 562 households**, the 12th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 2,241people (2011) - 562households - 67.4%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Chourahet PIN code and other codes Chourahet falls in Babai sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBabai - Census village code487573 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chourahet from nearby towns? - Babai (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)48 km by road - Babai (nearest town)25 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 Chourahet? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chourahet; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Semri Harchand - ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Chourahet known for? The main crops are **wheat and soyabean**. About 93% of the 1,711 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,377 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 Chourahet Of every 100 households in Chourahet in 2011, 48 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chourahet · ■ Babai rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **67% Toilet within the home ****24%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **71% Tap water ****2%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****33%** **31% Television ****20%** **27% Mobile phone ****24%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****62%** **39% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Chourahet? ■ Chourahet · ■ Babai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **919 Working population ****29.5%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 54.9% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 428 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (23%) · **■** Other work 42 (6%) · **■** Marginal 37 (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 Babai - Mohgaon2,458 people - Samon2,410 people - Ganera2,403 people - Kajal Khedi2,302 people - Ankhmau2,207 people - Manwada2,106 people - Bikor2,026 people - Kotgaon1,977 people [All 106 villages in Babai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chourahet from Hoshangabad?48 km by road - What is the population of Chourahet?2,241 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chourahet in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chourahet?67.4% (Census 2011)