# Chaura Village, Shahnagar, Panna (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shahnagar, Panna 

# Chaura

Chaura is a village in Shahnagar sub-district of Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **188 people in 50 households**, the 101st largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 188people (2011)
- 50households
- 68.1%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Chaura PIN code and other codes

Chaura falls in Shahnagar sub-district, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahnagar
- Census village code459359

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

## How far is Chaura from nearby towns?

- Shahnagar (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Panna (district HQ)127 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)62 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 Chaura?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Chaura known for?

The main crops are **dhan, makka and wheat**. About 33% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Chaura

Of every 100 households in Chaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaura · ■ Shahnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**51%

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 Chaura?

■ Chaura · ■ Shahnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**926

Working population ****53.7%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 53.8% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 63 (62%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 37 (37%)

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 Shahnagar

- Kunia245 people
- Dhauna242 people
- Pipariya Pathar215 people
- Kusmi201 people
- Mouhari188 people
- Bhamka176 people
- Bhausar174 people
- Karodia140 people

[All 121 villages in Shahnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/shahnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaura from Panna?127 km by road
- What is the population of Chaura?188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaura in?Panna district (Shahnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaura?68.1% (Census 2011)