# Sihora Village, Kurwai, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/sihora/ Village · Kurwai, Vidisha # Sihora Sihora is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,546 people in 846 households**, the 2nd largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 4,546people (2011) - 846households - 76.9%literacy - 866females per 1,000 males ## Sihora PIN code and other codes Sihora falls in Kurwai sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKurwai - Census village code481053 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sihora from nearby towns? - Kurwai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Vidisha (district HQ)68 km by road - Kurwai (nearest town)8 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 Sihora? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sihora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Kurwai - ○Degree college10+ km · Vidisha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 13 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 Sihora known for? The main crops are **wheat, gram and masoor**. About 83% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Sihora Of every 100 households in Sihora in 2011, 84 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sihora · ■ Kurwai rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **58% Toilet within the home ****43%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **86% Tap water ****21%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **97% Use banking services ****46%** **42% Television ****39%** **26% Mobile phone ****59%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **37% Own their home ****87%** **96% 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 Sihora? ■ Sihora · ■ Kurwai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%** **73.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827** **938 Working population ****33.5%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 69.7% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 215 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (22%) · **■** Household industry 149 (10%) · **■** Other work 635 (42%) · **■** Marginal 189 (12%) 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 Kurwai - Pathari8,655 people - Layara3,569 people - Piklon2,522 people - Bhalbamora2,494 people - Bhonrasa2,276 people [All 226 villages in Kurwai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sihora from Vidisha?68 km by road - What is the population of Sihora?4,546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sihora in?Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sihora?76.9% (Census 2011)