# Chirah Kalan Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/chirah-kalan/ Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur # Chirah Kalan Chirah Kalan is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,972 people in 663 households**, the 15th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 2,972people (2011) - 663households - 70.1%literacy - 904females per 1,000 males ## Chirah Kalan PIN code and other codes Chirah Kalan falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSaikheda - Census village code490749 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chirah Kalan from nearby towns? - Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Narsimhapur (district HQ)57 km by road - Gadarwara (nearest town)3 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 Chirah Kalan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chirah Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gadwara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gadarwara - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Gadarwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Chirah Kalan known for? About 86% of the 1,039 hectares of village land is sown, and 562 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 Chirah Kalan Of every 100 households in Chirah Kalan in 2011, 51 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chirah Kalan · ■ Gadarwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **63% Toilet within the home ****19%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **73% Tap water ****41%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **96% Use banking services ****14%** **32% Television ****29%** **24% Mobile phone ****37%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **44% Own their home ****94%** **96% 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 Chirah Kalan? ■ Chirah Kalan · ■ Gadarwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **927 Working population ****36.7%** **43.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 62.4% for women. 49% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 93 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 363 (33%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 405 (37%) · **■** Marginal 203 (19%) 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 Gadarwara - Panagar3,187 people - Sukha Khairi3,111 people - Lilwani3,001 people - Bamhori2,985 people - Karapgaon2,964 people - Amgaon2,890 people - Shahpur2,834 people - Sadumar2,797 people [All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chirah Kalan from Narsimhapur?57 km by road - What is the population of Chirah Kalan?2,972 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chirah Kalan in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chirah Kalan?70.1% (Census 2011)