# Garhpahara Village, Mungaoli, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Mungaoli, Ashoknagar 

# Garhpahara

Garhpahara is a village in Mungaoli sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 56 households**, the 198th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 264people (2011)
- 56households
- 47.9%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Garhpahara PIN code and other codes

Garhpahara falls in Mungaoli sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMungaoli
- Census village code500805

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

## How far is Garhpahara from nearby towns?

- Mungaoli (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Mungaoli (nearest town)30 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 Garhpahara?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Garhpahara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Garhpahara known for?

The main crops are **urad, wheat and chana**. About 7% of the 697 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Garhpahara

Of every 100 households in Garhpahara in 2011, 85 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garhpahara · ■ Mungaoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**35%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****83%**

**40%

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 Garhpahara?

■ Garhpahara · ■ Mungaoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**931

Working population ****63.3%**

**39.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.2% for men and 32.6% for women. 65% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 76 (46%) · **■** Marginal 91 (54%)

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 Mungaoli

- Karila Muhal283 people
- Ramdhyai279 people
- Jakhalon277 people
- Kalpi267 people
- Madhawan261 people
- Barkhuwa253 people
- Pathariya252 people
- Sihora251 people

[All 251 villages in Mungaoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/mungaoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garhpahara from Ashoknagar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Garhpahara?264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhpahara in?Ashoknagar district (Mungaoli sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garhpahara?47.9% (Census 2011)