Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni
# Chora Kanera

Chora Kanera is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,019 people in 214 households, the 67th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 1,019 people (2011)
- 214 households
- 67.3% literacy
- 1,002 females per 1,000 males

## Chora Kanera PIN code and other codes

Chora Kanera falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Vijayraghavgarh
- Census village code 488560

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chora Kanera from nearby towns?
- Katni (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Katni (nearest town) 50 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chora Kanera?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chora Kanera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Vijayraghavgarh
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kymore
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katni
- ○ Primary health centre 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) 6 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chora Kanera known for?

About 36% of the 805 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chora Kanera

Of every 100 households in Chora Kanera in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chora Kanera · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 47%
- Toilet within the home 0% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 56% 38%
- Television 1% 14%
- Mobile phone 9% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 77% 39%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chora Kanera?

■ Chora Kanera · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.3% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1002 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 935 942
- Working population 39.9% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 52.5% for women. 45% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 168 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 232 (57%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Vijayraghavgarh
- Mudehara 1,108 people
- Itama 1,069 people
- Chapna 1,053 people
- Rohaniya 1,029 people
- Sijhani 991 people
- Singhwara 984 people
- Pahariya 966 people
- Khirwa Khurd 946 people

All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh

## Quick answers
- How far is Chora Kanera from Katni? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Chora Kanera? 1,019 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chora Kanera in? Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chora Kanera? 67.3% (Census 2011)

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