# Gurra Village, Jaitpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaitpur/gurra/ Village · Jaitpur, Shahdol # Gurra Gurra is a village in Jaitpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,725 people in 435 households**, the 16th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%. - 1,725people (2011) - 435households - 62.0%literacy - 1,039females per 1,000 males ## Gurra PIN code and other codes Gurra falls in Jaitpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPali No.1 - Census village code501551 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gurra from nearby towns? - Jaitpur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ)45 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 Gurra? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gurra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chohiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Jaitpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Gurra known for? About 78% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Gurra Of every 100 households in Gurra in 2011, 44 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gurra · ■ Jaitpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****44%** **26% Toilet within the home ****1%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****81%** **67% Television ****3%** **5% Mobile phone ****7%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****53%** **38% 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 Gurra? ■ Gurra · ■ Jaitpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%** **61.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056** **972 Working population ****55.7%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 48.7% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 282 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 317 (33%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 317 (33%) 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 Jaitpur - Sidhali1,814 people - Rasmohani1,787 people - Jamuniha1,754 people - Dhanaura1,752 people - Malaya1,723 people - Tengha1,694 people - Kharla1,688 people - Semariha1,680 people [All 185 villages in Jaitpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaitpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gurra from Shahdol?45 km by road - What is the population of Gurra?1,725 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurra in?Shahdol district (Jaitpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gurra?62.0% (Census 2011)