Village · Gairatganj, Raisen
# Sagouniya

Sagouniya is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 332 people in 73 households, the 111th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.
- 332 people (2011)
- 73 households
- 76.9% literacy
- 976 females per 1,000 males

## Sagouniya PIN code and other codes

Sagouniya falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Gairatganj
- Census village code 483870

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sagouniya from nearby towns?
- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town) 17 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sagouniya?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gathi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gairatganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Raisen
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sagouniya known for?

The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 38% of the 588 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sagouniya

Of every 100 households in Sagouniya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sagouniya · ■ Gairatganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 74%
- Toilet within the home 4% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 86%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 3% 26%
- Television 67% 24%
- Mobile phone 37% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 41%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sagouniya?

■ Sagouniya · ■ Gairatganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.9% 78.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 897
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1375 941
- Working population 52.4% 44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 73.2% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 105 (60%) · ■ Farm labourers 62 (36%) · ■ Other work 7 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gairatganj
- Sandook 342 people
- Sihora Kalan 342 people
- Bahediya 338 people
- Berkhedi 337 people
- Gopalpur 331 people
- Belna Mahalpur 329 people
- Rampura Khurd 325 people
- Khamariya Garhi 321 people

All 169 villages in Gairatganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Sagouniya from Raisen? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Sagouniya? 332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sagouniya in? Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sagouniya? 76.9% (Census 2011)

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