# Gajaura Village, Pichhore, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/pichhore/gajaura/ Village · Pichhore, Shivpuri # Gajaura Gajaura is a village in Pichhore sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,997 people in 632 households**, the 15th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%. - 2,997people (2011) - 632households - 57.0%literacy - 926females per 1,000 males ## Gajaura PIN code and other codes Gajaura falls in Pichhore sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKhaniyadhana - Census village code456234 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gajaura from nearby towns? - Pichhore (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Shivpuri (district HQ)77 km by road - Pichhore (nearest town)5 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 Gajaura? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gajaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pichore - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pichhore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Gajaura known for? About 33% of the 1,249 hectares of village land is sown, and 408 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 Gajaura Of every 100 households in Gajaura in 2011, 20 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gajaura · ■ Pichhore rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **22% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****45%** **26% Television ****7%** **9% Mobile phone ****46%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **40% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gajaura? ■ Gajaura · ■ Pichhore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%** **58.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **879 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826** **911 Working population ****48.6%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 40.9% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,101 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (15%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (4%) · **■** Marginal 60 (4%) 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 Pichhore - Karar Kheda3,166 people - Leharra3,154 people - Daviya Kalan3,145 people - Malhawani3,007 people - Tidhari2,986 people - Badarkha2,889 people - Aspur2,877 people - Dhola2,867 people [All 186 villages in Pichhore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/pichhore/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gajaura from Shivpuri?77 km by road - What is the population of Gajaura?2,997 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gajaura in?Shivpuri district (Pichhore sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gajaura?57.0% (Census 2011)