# Chaurai Village, Ghansaur, Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ghansaur, Seoni 

# Chaurai

Chaurai is a village in Ghansaur sub-district of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **680 people in 141 households**, the 71st largest of 229 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 680people (2011)
- 141households
- 62.9%literacy
- 1,080females per 1,000 males

## Chaurai PIN code and other codes

Chaurai falls in Ghansaur sub-district, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKahnapas
- Census village code496212

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

## How far is Chaurai from nearby towns?

- Ghansaur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Seoni (district HQ)118 km by road
- Jabalpur (nearest town)88 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 Chaurai?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chaurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kidarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghansaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Chaurai known for?

The main crops are **wheat and masoor**. About 50% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Chaurai

Of every 100 households in Chaurai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaurai · ■ Ghansaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**52%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****1%**

**28%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****11%**

**65%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Chaurai?

■ Chaurai · ■ Ghansaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**968

Working population ****52.6%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 52.7% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 337 (94%)

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 Ghansaur

- Paddi Kona704 people
- Salaiya696 people
- Bamhanwada688 people
- Binori682 people
- Khursipar678 people
- Bhaliwada674 people
- Khajari661 people
- Siya Mau647 people

[All 229 villages in Ghansaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/ghansaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaurai from Seoni?118 km by road
- What is the population of Chaurai?680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaurai in?Seoni district (Ghansaur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaurai?62.9% (Census 2011)