# Gahira Tola Village, Nowrozabad, Umaria (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/nowrozabad/gahira-tola/ Village · Nowrozabad, Umaria # Gahira Tola Gahira Tola is a village in Nowrozabad sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,060 people in 240 households**, the 19th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%. - 1,060people (2011) - 240households - 52.1%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Gahira Tola PIN code and other codes Gahira Tola falls in Nowrozabad sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockUmaria - Census village code468196 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gahira Tola from nearby towns? - Nowroazbad (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Umaria (district HQ)30 km by road - Nowrozabad (nearest town)18 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 Tola? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gahira Tola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhuldhuli - ○Degree college10+ km · Umaria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umaria - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Gahira Tola known for? The main crops are **makka, dhan and kodu**. About 72% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Tola Of every 100 households in Gahira Tola in 2011, 14 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gahira Tola · ■ Nowrozabad rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **44% Toilet within the home ****0%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****72%** **69% Television ****3%** **9% Mobile phone ****8%** **15% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****75%** **48% 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 Tola? ■ Gahira Tola · ■ Nowrozabad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%** **60.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016** **947 Working population ****45.7%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.9% for men and 43.7% for women. 49% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 77 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 369 (76%) 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 Nowrozabad - Kalda1,258 people - Dulhari1,120 people - Kohaka1,106 people - Chargawan1,062 people - Thootha Kudari1,018 people - Kolauni999 people - Bichhiya947 people - Kurriha925 people [All 60 villages in Nowrozabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/nowrozabad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gahira Tola from Umaria?30 km by road - What is the population of Gahira Tola?1,060 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gahira Tola in?Umaria district (Nowrozabad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gahira Tola?52.1% (Census 2011)