# Kherichouka Village, Goharganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Goharganj, Raisen 

# Kherichouka

Kherichouka is a village in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **266 people in 64 households**, the 176th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 266people (2011)
- 64households
- 55.5%literacy
- 762females per 1,000 males

## Kherichouka PIN code and other codes

Kherichouka falls in Goharganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockObedullaganj
- Census village code484303

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

## How far is Kherichouka from nearby towns?

- Goharganj (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)80 km by road
- Obedullaganj (nearest town)16 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 Kherichouka?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kherichouka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Obedullaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandideep
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Kherichouka known for?

About 46% of the 133 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 Kherichouka

Of every 100 households in Kherichouka in 2011, 5 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kherichouka · ■ Goharganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**81%

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

**25%

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

**74%

Tap water ****60%**

**18%

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

**17%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****13%**

**38%

Television ****3%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****73%**

**35%

Own their home ****63%**

**93%

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 Kherichouka?

■ Kherichouka · ■ Goharganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****762**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**927

Working population ****42.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 41.3% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (74%) · **■** Other work 21 (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 Goharganj

- Nagri280 people
- Chandla Khedi279 people
- Dhabla274 people
- Bawadiya Gondi273 people
- Bhoot Palasi262 people
- Dungariya258 people
- Udaipur256 people
- Thikari248 people

[All 230 villages in Goharganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/goharganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kherichouka from Raisen?80 km by road
- What is the population of Kherichouka?266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherichouka in?Raisen district (Goharganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kherichouka?55.5% (Census 2011)