Chaurai Khas

Town in Madhya Pradesh, India

Chourai Chaurai Khas
Town
22°3′32″N 79°14′51″E / 22.05889°N 79.24750°E / 22.05889; 79.24750
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Chhindwara
Population (2001)
• Total	11,399
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP

Chourai is a town and a nagar panchayat in Chhindwara district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Geography

Chaurai is situated on 22°3′32″N 79°14′51″E. The National Highway 347 runs through the town. Chaurai is located on 35 km away from chhindwara and 180 km away from Jabalpur

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Chaurai Khas had a population of 11,399. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Chaurai Khas has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 74% and female literacy of 63%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Government

Chourai Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.^[2]

Administration

Chaurai Khas Municipality has total administration over 2,742 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Chaurai Khas Work Profile

Out of total population, 4,348 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 3,377 were males while 971 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 4348 working population, 84.13 % were engaged in Main Work while 15.87 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.^[3]

Attractions

Machagora Dam, is 15.2 KM from Chourai.
Shasthi Mata Mandir, Kapurda is 10.4 KM from Chourai.

Transportation

Chaurai is connected by private bus services to all nearest major cities.

Chaurai railway Station Connected it from major citys of Madhya Pradesh by railway.

References

^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
^ "Madhya Pradesh 2013". myneta.info. National Election Watch. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^ https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802379-chaurai-khas-madhya-pradesh.html ^{[bare URL]}