# Gahira Village, Sihawal, Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sihawal, Sidhi 

# Gahira

Gahira is a village in Sihawal sub-district of Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,192 people in 176 households**, the 73rd largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 1,192people (2011)
- 176households
- 74.4%literacy
- 801females per 1,000 males

## Gahira PIN code and other codes

Gahira falls in Sihawal sub-district, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSihawal
- Census village code502795

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

## How far is Gahira from nearby towns?

- Sihawal (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Sidhi (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sidhi (nearest town)40 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 Gahira?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gahira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hatwa Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sidhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rewa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Gahira known for?

About 66% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Gahira

Of every 100 households in Gahira in 2011, 45 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gahira · ■ Sihawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**42%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gahira?

■ Gahira · ■ Sihawal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****801**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**917

Working population ****39.3%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 61.3% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 177 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (20%) · **■** Other work 27 (6%) · **■** Marginal 169 (36%)

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 Sihawal

- Kubri1,264 people
- Keshwahi1,254 people
- Deogaon1,240 people
- Rado Tola1,198 people
- Majhreti Kothar1,181 people
- Savaicha1,179 people
- Jethula1,177 people
- Sajwani Khurd1,176 people

[All 313 villages in Sihawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sidhi/sihawal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gahira from Sidhi?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gahira?1,192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahira in?Sidhi district (Sihawal sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahira?74.4% (Census 2011)