# Chori Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni 

# Chori

Chori is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **905 people in 236 households**, the 75th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 905people (2011)
- 236households
- 63.8%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Chori PIN code and other codes

Chori falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijayraghavgarh
- Census village code488561

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

## How far is Chori from nearby towns?

- Katni (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kymore (nearest town)14 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 Chori?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chori; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vijayraghavgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Chori known for?

About 49% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Chori

Of every 100 households in Chori in 2011, 10 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chori · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****27%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****43%**

**38%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**39%

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 Chori?

■ Chori · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**942

Working population ****38.5%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 49.3% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (49%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 118 (34%)

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 Vijayraghavgarh

- Khirwa Khurd946 people
- Hinauta944 people
- Lakhanpura941 people
- Dadauri935 people
- Bakeli887 people
- Salaiya Paharhai873 people
- Padwai867 people
- Gauraha865 people

[All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chori from Katni?50 km by road
- What is the population of Chori?905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chori in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chori?63.8% (Census 2011)