# Gurkudwaya Village, Pichhore, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pichhore, Shivpuri 

# Gurkudwaya

Gurkudwaya is a village in Pichhore sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,879 people in 373 households**, the 45th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 1,879people (2011)
- 373households
- 54.1%literacy
- 814females per 1,000 males

## Gurkudwaya PIN code and other codes

Gurkudwaya falls in Pichhore sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPichhore
- Census village code456102

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

## How far is Gurkudwaya from nearby towns?

- Pichhore (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)75 km by road
- Pichhore (nearest town)50 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 Gurkudwaya?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gurkudwaya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rannod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pichhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Gurkudwaya known for?

About 32% of the 974 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Gurkudwaya

Of every 100 households in Gurkudwaya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurkudwaya · ■ Pichhore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Gurkudwaya?

■ Gurkudwaya · ■ Pichhore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****814**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**911

Working population ****42.9%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 39.1% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 446 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 198 (25%)

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

- Muhar1,984 people
- Pipro1,979 people
- Imaliya Pichhore1,916 people
- Budhon Karera1,888 people
- Salaiya1,870 people
- Birauli1,841 people
- Pipal Kheda Myapur1,783 people
- Himmatpur1,758 people

[All 186 villages in Pichhore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/pichhore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gurkudwaya from Shivpuri?75 km by road
- What is the population of Gurkudwaya?1,879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurkudwaya in?Shivpuri district (Pichhore sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gurkudwaya?54.1% (Census 2011)