# Kurachor Kalan Village, Karahal, Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Karahal, Sheopur 

# Kurachor Kalan

Kurachor Kalan is a village in Karahal sub-district of Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **148 people in 33 households**, the 92nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.

- 148people (2011)
- 33households
- 46.4%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Kurachor Kalan PIN code and other codes

Kurachor Kalan falls in Karahal sub-district, Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKarahal
- Census village code451893

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

## How far is Kurachor Kalan from nearby towns?

- Karahal (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Sheopur (district HQ)66 km by road
- Sheopur (nearest town)66 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 Kurachor Kalan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kurachor Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Basod
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sasaipura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pohari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Kurachor Kalan known for?

The main crops are **tilli, sarsoo and bajra**. About 3% of the 1,647 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 Kurachor Kalan

Of every 100 households in Kurachor Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurachor Kalan · ■ Karahal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**40%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****97%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****80%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kurachor Kalan?

■ Kurachor Kalan · ■ Karahal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.4%**

**48.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**908

Working population ****48.0%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.2% for men and 37.0% for women. 46% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (48%) · **■** Marginal 36 (51%)

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

- Kapeela241 people
- Palampur229 people
- Govarda Kalan208 people
- Hasanpur196 people
- Chandpur145 people
- Jakhda Dogry129 people
- Nabalpura90 people
- Sethpur31 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurachor Kalan from Sheopur?66 km by road
- What is the population of Kurachor Kalan?148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurachor Kalan in?Sheopur district (Karahal sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurachor Kalan?46.4% (Census 2011)