# Gauraha Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni 

# Gauraha

Gauraha is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **865 people in 197 households**, the 79th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 865people (2011)
- 197households
- 64.1%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Gauraha PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVijayraghavgarh
- Census village code488486

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

## How far is Gauraha from nearby towns?

- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)28 km by road
- Vijayraghavgarh (nearest town)4 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 Gauraha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vijayraghavgarh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kymore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Gauraha known for?

About 80% of the 447 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Gauraha

Of every 100 households in Gauraha in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gauraha · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****29%**

**38%

Television ****19%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gauraha?

■ Gauraha · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**942

Working population ****53.6%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 52.1% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 47 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (18%) · **■** Other work 73 (16%) · **■** Marginal 259 (56%)

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

- Chori905 people
- Bakeli887 people
- Salaiya Paharhai873 people
- Padwai867 people
- Barhata859 people
- Goindra854 people
- Majhgawan849 people
- Ghunsur829 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gauraha from Katni?28 km by road
- What is the population of Gauraha?865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gauraha in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gauraha?64.1% (Census 2011)