# Gurja Village, Joura, Morena (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Joura, Morena 

# Gurja

Gurja is a village in Joura sub-district of Morena district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,080 people in 195 households**, the 128th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 1,080people (2011)
- 195households
- 72.7%literacy
- 815females per 1,000 males

## Gurja PIN code and other codes

Gurja falls in Joura sub-district, Morena district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPahadgarh
- Census village code452306

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

## How far is Gurja from nearby towns?

- Joura (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Morena (district HQ)43 km by road
- Joura (nearest town)26 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 Gurja?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gurja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dindokhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Joura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Morena
- ○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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Gurja known for?

About 20% of the 750 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Gurja

Of every 100 households in Gurja in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gurja · ■ Joura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**23%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****66%**

**26%

Television ****2%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Gurja?

■ Gurja · ■ Joura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****815**

**828

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****673**

**838

Working population ****29.5%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 58.9% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Joura

- Khutiyanihar1,107 people
- Badona1,096 people
- Kotara1,092 people
- Jaitpur1,081 people
- Kheriya1,078 people
- Mudawali1,067 people
- Japthap1,064 people
- Jogipura1,064 people

[All 247 villages in Joura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/morena/joura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gurja from Morena?43 km by road
- What is the population of Gurja?1,080 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurja in?Morena district (Joura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gurja?72.7% (Census 2011)