Village · Lakhnadon, Seoni # Raichaur Raichaur is a village in Lakhnadon sub-district of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 612 people in 120 households, the 128th largest of 287 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 612 people (2011) - 120 households - 66.7% literacy - 1,033 females per 1,000 males ## Raichaur PIN code and other codes Raichaur falls in Lakhnadon sub-district, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Lakhnadon - Census village code 495929 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Raichaur from nearby towns? - Lakhnadon (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Seoni (district HQ) 48 km by road - Lakhnadon (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Raichaur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Raichaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ganesh Ganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Lakhnadon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Seoni - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Raichaur known for? The main crops are soyabean and wheat. About 58% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Raichaur Of every 100 households in Raichaur in 2011, 74 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Raichaur · ■ Lakhnadon rural average - Electricity for lighting 74% 67% - Toilet within the home 8% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 92% - Tap water 0% 16% - Drinking water within premises 6% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 97% - Use banking services 82% 72% - Television 14% 12% - Mobile phone 10% 18% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 36% 56% - Own their home 95% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Raichaur? ■ Raichaur · ■ Lakhnadon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.7% 65.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1033 979 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1167 974 - Working population 42.0% 53.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 62.1% for women. 62% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 50 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 36 (14%) · ■ Household industry 7 (3%) · ■ Other work 11 (4%) · ■ Marginal 153 (60%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhnadon - Pathariya 620 people - Kondra Mal 617 people - Bharga 613 people - Mekhdon Mal 612 people - Punwara Kalan 611 people - Dhan Kakadi Ryt. 609 people - Nawalgaon 606 people - Ramnagri 605 people All 287 villages in Lakhnadon ## Quick answers - How far is Raichaur from Seoni? 48 km by road - What is the population of Raichaur? 612 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raichaur in? Seoni district (Lakhnadon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Raichaur? 66.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/lakhnadon/raichaur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.