# Sihora Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Sihora

Sihora is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,359 people in 568 households**, the 30th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 2,359people (2011)
- 568households
- 83.7%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Sihora PIN code and other codes

Sihora falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChawarpatha
- Census village code490998

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

## How far is Sihora from nearby towns?

- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Gadarwara (nearest town)25 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 Sihora?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Sihora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narsimhapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sihora known for?

About 86% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 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 Sihora

Of every 100 households in Sihora in 2011, 93 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sihora · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**73%

Tap water ****10%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**32%

Television ****44%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**44%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Sihora?

■ Sihora · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**927

Working population ****31.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 76.1% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (26%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 264 (35%) · **■** Marginal 172 (23%)

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

- Basuriya2,610 people
- Dungariya2,487 people
- Panari2,428 people
- Bhatera2,418 people
- Pachama2,284 people
- Bairagarh2,266 people
- Amada2,237 people
- Adegaon Kalan2,221 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sihora from Narsimhapur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sihora?2,359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihora in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sihora?83.7% (Census 2011)
