# Govarda Khurd Village, Karahal, Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Karahal, Sheopur 

# Govarda Khurd

Govarda Khurd is a village in Karahal sub-district of Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **885 people in 182 households**, the 43rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.

- 885people (2011)
- 182households
- 65.4%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Govarda Khurd PIN code and other codes

Govarda Khurd falls in Karahal sub-district, Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKarahal
- Census village code451870

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

## How far is Govarda Khurd from nearby towns?

- Karahal (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Sheopur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sheopur (nearest town)42 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 Govarda Khurd?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Govarda Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karahal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Govarda Khurd known for?

About 30% of the 393 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Govarda Khurd

Of every 100 households in Govarda Khurd in 2011, 78 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Govarda Khurd · ■ Karahal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**99%

Use banking services ****62%**

**37%

Television ****35%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**52%

Own their home ****82%**

**97%

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 Govarda Khurd?

■ Govarda Khurd · ■ Karahal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**48.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**908

Working population ****35.3%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 52.8% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (11%) · **■** Other work 106 (34%) · **■** Marginal 118 (38%)

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 Karahal

- Saran Aharwani944 people
- Bhotoopura934 people
- Patalgarh933 people
- Nimaniya923 people
- Chack Rampura850 people
- Kanar Kheda834 people
- Bamoree816 people
- Kariyadeh815 people

[All 117 villages in Karahal](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sheopur/karahal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Govarda Khurd from Sheopur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Govarda Khurd?885 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Govarda Khurd in?Sheopur district (Karahal sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Govarda Khurd?65.4% (Census 2011)