# Gaurigaon Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Gaurigaon

Gaurigaon is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **370 people in 70 households**, the 121st largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 370people (2011)
- 70households
- 65.4%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Gaurigaon PIN code and other codes

Gaurigaon falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487620

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

## How far is Gaurigaon from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)68 km by road
- Sohagpur (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 Gaurigaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gaurigaon; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Gaurigaon known for?

The main crops are **soyabean and wheat**. About 92% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Gaurigaon

Of every 100 households in Gaurigaon in 2011, 89 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaurigaon · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****64%**

**51%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Gaurigaon?

■ Gaurigaon · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**904

Working population ****51.4%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 47.9% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (21%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 95 (50%)

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 Sohagpur

- Bichhua395 people
- Godikhedi Malgujari394 people
- Ghurkhedi374 people
- Jhalai372 people
- Khimara370 people
- Turakhapa362 people
- Sodara346 people
- Barbhud344 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaurigaon from Hoshangabad?68 km by road
- What is the population of Gaurigaon?370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurigaon in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurigaon?65.4% (Census 2011)