# Gurji Kalan Village, Rithi, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/rithi/gurji-kalan/ Village · Rithi, Katni # Gurji Kalan Gurji Kalan is a village in Rithi sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,693 people in 618 households**, the 7th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%. - 2,693people (2011) - 618households - 58.8%literacy - 1,216females per 1,000 males ## Gurji Kalan PIN code and other codes Gurji Kalan falls in Rithi sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockRithi - Census village code488184 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gurji Kalan from nearby towns? - Rithi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Katni (district HQ)47 km by road - Katni (nearest town)47 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 Gurji Kalan? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Gurji Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Rithi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Gurji Kalan known for? About 80% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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 Gurji Kalan Of every 100 households in Gurji Kalan in 2011, 66 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gurji Kalan · ■ Rithi rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **48% Toilet within the home ****4%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **90% Tap water ****11%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****64%** **55% Television ****13%** **13% Mobile phone ****26%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****45%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Gurji Kalan? ■ Gurji Kalan · ■ Rithi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%** **67.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1216** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143** **940 Working population ****51.3%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 49.9% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 319 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (12%) · **■** Household industry 56 (4%) · **■** Other work 161 (12%) · **■** Marginal 685 (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 Rithi - Rithi3,835 people - Badkhera3,681 people - Amgawan3,606 people - Hardwara2,722 people - Godana2,442 people - Raipura2,376 people - Kharkhari2,235 people - Pipariya2,175 people [All 116 villages in Rithi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/rithi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gurji Kalan from Katni?47 km by road - What is the population of Gurji Kalan?2,693 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurji Kalan in?Katni district (Rithi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gurji Kalan?58.8% (Census 2011)