# Gurja Village, Vijaypur, Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Vijaypur, Sheopur 

# Gurja

Gurja is a village in Vijaypur sub-district of Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code **476332**. The 2011 Census counted **145 people in 37 households**, the 90th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 145people (2011)
- 37households
- 73.0%literacy
- 476332PIN code

## Gurja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gurja is 476332.** Gurja falls in Vijaypur sub-district, Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- PIN code476332
- Community development blockVijaypur
- Census village code451387

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

## How far is Gurja from nearby towns?

- Vijaypur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sheopur (district HQ)138 km by road
- Vijaypur (nearest town)15 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 Gurja?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bichpuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Gurja known for?

The main crops are **bajra, sarsoo and tuar**. About 26% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Gurja

Of every 100 households in Gurja in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurja · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****54%**

**34%

Television ****14%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gurja?

■ Gurja · ■ Vijaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****812**

**851

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**885

Working population ****53.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 65.5% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (27%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 26 (34%)

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 Vijaypur

- Arusta235 people
- Dodai Khurd234 people
- Dongarpur189 people
- Badhwani179 people
- Shahpur Khurd140 people
- Similiya100 people
- Khadera94 people
- Dhamani86 people

[All 106 villages in Vijaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sheopur/vijaypur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurja?476332
- How far is Gurja from Sheopur?138 km by road
- What is the population of Gurja?145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurja in?Sheopur district (Vijaypur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gurja?73.0% (Census 2011)